(a) For the purpose of determining eligibility for state assistance under this chapter, the department may require a county to provide the following information for the relevant period:
(1) the taxable value of property taxable by the county;
(2) the county's applicable general revenue tax levy; and
(3) the amount of sales and use tax revenue received by the county.
(b) The department shall prescribe the manner in which a county must provide the information described by Subsection (a).