Sec. 282.046. EMINENT DOMAIN. (a) On a resolution by the board, the district may exercise the power of eminent domain for the acquisition of property necessary to carry out the powers and duties of the district, including preventing damage to district property, property rights, equipment, hospital facilities and systems, and property adjacent to district property.
(b) The district must exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by Chapter 21, Property Code, for the exercise of that power by a municipality.
(c) The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain against:
(1) a hospital, clinic, or sanatorium operated as a charitable, nonprofit establishment or operated by a religious organization; or
(2) a privately owned or operated hospital or clinic, whether or not incorporated.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle D - Hospital Districts
Chapter 282 - Hospital Districts in Counties of 75,000 or Less
Subchapter C. General Powers and Duties
Section 282.041. Management, Control, and Administration
Section 282.042. District Rules
Section 282.043. Powers Relating to District Property, Facilities, and Equipment
Section 282.044. Contracting Authority
Section 282.045. Purchasing Procedures
Section 282.046. Eminent Domain
Section 282.047. Gifts and Endowments
Section 282.048. Authority to Sue and Be Sued; District Liability