Sec. 5012.0105. EMINENT DOMAIN. (a) To exercise a power provided by law, the authority may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire any property and any interest in property inside the authority's boundaries. The authority must exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by Chapter 21, Property Code.
(b) The authority is a municipal corporation for the purposes of Section 21.021, Property Code.
(c) The authority is not required to give bond for appeal or bond for costs in any judicial proceeding related to the authority's exercise of eminent domain.
(d) The authority's authority to exercise the power of eminent domain expired on September 1, 2013, unless the authority submitted a letter to the comptroller in accordance with Section 2206.101(b), Government Code, not later than December 31, 2012.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (H.B. 4172), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2021.
Structure Texas Statutes
Special District Local Laws Code
Subtitle A - Navigation Districts and Port Authorities
Chapter 5012 - Sabine Pass Port Authority
Subchapter C. Powers and Duties
Section 5012.0101. General Powers
Section 5012.0102. Powers Regarding Ports, Waterways, and Facilities
Section 5012.0103. Bylaws and Rules
Section 5012.0104. Gift or Purchase of Property
Section 5012.0105. Eminent Domain
Section 5012.0106. Lease of Authority Facilities
Section 5012.0107. Sale of Surplus Property
Section 5012.0108. General Authority to Make Contracts and Execute Instruments
Section 5012.0109. Competitive Bidding for Certain Contracts