Sec. 11003.159. EMINENT DOMAIN. (a) To carry out a power conferred by this chapter, the district may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire the fee simple title to land, or any other interest in land, and other property and easements, inside or outside the district, including land or an interest in land needed for:
(1) a well; or
(2) a reservoir, dam, or flood easement above the probable high-water line around a reservoir.
(b) The district must exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by Chapter 21, Property Code.
(c) The district is a municipal corporation for the purposes of Chapter 21, Property Code.
(d) The board shall determine the amount and the type of interest in land, other property, or easements to be acquired under this section.
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.07, eff. April 1, 2015.
Structure Texas Statutes
Special District Local Laws Code
Title 6 - Water and Wastewater
Subtitle X - Districts With Combined Powers
Chapter 11003 - Matador Water District
Subchapter D. Powers and Duties
Section 11003.151. District Powers
Section 11003.154. Contracts to Supply Water
Section 11003.155. Sources for Water; Acquisition of Land; Storage Capacity
Section 11003.156. Construction Contracts
Section 11003.157. Conveyance of Land to District
Section 11003.158. Surplus Property
Section 11003.159. Eminent Domain
Section 11003.160. Cost of Relocating or Altering Property; Rights-of-Way and Easements