Sec. 172.1571. RESTORATION OF CERTAIN EXPIRED EMINENT DOMAIN AUTHORITY. (a) This section applies only to a district:
(1) whose authority to exercise the power of eminent domain under Section 172.157 expired under Section 2206.101(c), Government Code; and
(2) that is located in a county adjacent to a county in which there is located a port authority that has the authority to issue a permit for the movement of oversize or overweight vehicles under Subchapter O or P, Chapter 623.
(b) Notwithstanding the expiration of the district's authority as described by Subsection (a), the district, on and after September 1, 2015, may exercise the power of eminent domain in accordance with Section 172.157.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 381 (H.B. 1422), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle I - Special Districts
Chapter 172 - Rural Rail Transportation Districts
Subchapter D. General Powers and Duties
Section 172.151. General Powers of District; Governmental Functions
Section 172.153. Agreements Generally
Section 172.154. Agreements With Other Entities for Joint Use
Section 172.155. Joint Ownership Agreements
Section 172.156. Awarding Construction or Purchase Contracts
Section 172.157. Eminent Domain
Section 172.1571. Restoration of Certain Expired Eminent Domain Authority