Sec. 1505.114. EMINENT DOMAIN. (a) A municipality may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire the fee simple title to, an easement in, or a right-of-way over or through any property, including water or land under water, that the governing body of the municipality determines necessary to accomplish a purpose provided by Section 1505.103 without regard to whether the property is inside or outside the municipality.
(b) A municipality may not condemn property under Subsection (a) if the property is used for cemetery purposes.
(c) A municipality shall pay adequate compensation to the owner of property that is taken, damaged, or destroyed in the accomplishment of a purpose provided by Section 1505.103.
(d) A municipality shall pay compensation and damages adjudicated in a condemnation proceeding or damage to the property of a person or corporation in the accomplishment of a purpose provided by Section 1505.103 from the proceeds of obligations issued under this subchapter.
(e) Chapter 21, Property Code, governs the procedure for the exercise of the power of eminent domain under this section.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle J - Specific Authority for Municipalities to Issue Securities
Chapter 1505 - Obligations for Coastal Municipalities for Coastal Matters
Subchapter C. Obligations for Toll Bridges and Other Facilities in Certain Coastal Municipalities
Section 1505.101. Applicability of Subchapter
Section 1505.103. Authority to Issue Obligations for Certain Facilities
Section 1505.104. Authority to Borrow Money
Section 1505.105. Security for Payment of Obligations
Section 1505.106. Obligations Not Payable From Taxes
Section 1505.109. Accounts Required to Be Created by Ordinance
Section 1505.110. Operating Expenses as First Lien
Section 1505.111. Execution of Indenture or Deed of Trust
Section 1505.112. Authority to Remove or Demolish Bridge or Tunnel
Section 1505.113. Conversion of Bridge or Tunnel to Toll Bridge or Tunnel