Sec. 11006.158. EMINENT DOMAIN. (a) To carry out a power conferred by this chapter, the authority 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 authority, including land or an interest in land needed for a reservoir, dam, or flood easement above the probable high-water line around a reservoir.
(b) The authority must exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by Chapter 21, Property Code.
(c) The authority 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.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 855 (S.B. 1162), Sec. 1.07, eff. April 1, 2017.
Structure Texas Statutes
Special District Local Laws Code
Title 6 - Water and Wastewater
Subtitle X - Districts With Combined Powers
Chapter 11006 - South Texas Water Authority
Subchapter D. Powers and Duties
Section 11006.151. General Powers
Section 11006.154. Contracts to Supply Water
Section 11006.155. Sources for Water; Acquisition of Land; Storage Capacity
Section 11006.156. Conveyance of Land to Authority
Section 11006.157. Surplus Property
Section 11006.158. Eminent Domain
Section 11006.159. Cost of Relocating or Altering Property; Rights-of-Way and Easements