Sec. 1475.052. AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE LAND AND CERTAIN INTERESTS IN LAND FOR CANAL PURPOSES. (a) If the acquisition is necessary for the construction of an intracoastal canal, a county may, by purchase or by exercising the county's power of eminent domain, acquire public or private land, a right-of-way, an easement, or dumping ground privileges.
(b) The county must exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by Chapter 21, Property Code. A county may not condemn land under Subsection (a) if the land is used for cemetery purposes.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle I - Specific Authority for Counties to Issue Securities
Chapter 1475 - County Bonds and Warrants for Navigation Purposes
Subchapter B. Property for Intracoastal Canal Purposes
Section 1475.051. Applicability of Subchapter
Section 1475.052. Authority to Acquire Land and Certain Interests in Land for Canal Purposes
Section 1475.053. Authority to Issue Time Warrants
Section 1475.054. Applicability of Other Laws to Condemnation Proceedings