Relating to the landowner compensation program.

Contracts

• Agricultural Leases: Landowners and tenants must amend active leases immediately. The law requires a notarized statement from the landowner authorizing a lessee to receive compensation.
• *Required Clause:* Insert language specifying whether the Landowner grants this authorization or reserves the right to claim compensation for themselves.
• Vendor MSAs: Contracts with remediation/cleanup crews must require invoices that explicitly itemize "soil restoration" and "pollutant cleanup," as these are now distinct, compensable line items under the expanded statute.

Hiring/Training

• Incident Response Teams: Train security and ranch managers to request specific language in police reports. The report must explicitly cite "transnational criminal activity," "human smuggling," or "evading arrest." Generic "trespassing" or "vandalism" reports may result in claim denial.
• Underwriting Staff (Insurers): Staff must be trained to identify claims verified under Article 56C.003 and manually or systematically exclude them from loss history reviews for renewals after January 1, 2026.

Reporting & Record-Keeping

• Mandatory Police Reports: You cannot file a claim without a written report from a law enforcement agency. Agencies are statutorily required to provide this within 14 business days of your request; establish a tracking system to ensure this deadline is met.
• Affidavit Management: Lessees must secure and file the notarized landowner authorization *at the time of application*. Retroactive authorizations may be rejected.
• Confidentiality Elections: Government employees suffering property damage must execute a specific election form to shield their identity from public records.

Fees & Costs

• Recovery Limits: The program caps recovery at $75,000 per incident.
• Sub-Caps: Damages strictly to livestock, crops, or timber are capped at $10,000.
• No Filing Fee: There is no fee to file, but costs for notarization and obtaining detailed remediation estimates must be absorbed by the applicant.