Sec. 552.011. USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN POWER. A municipality that owns its water system may exercise the power of eminent domain to condemn private property located inside or outside the municipal limits to acquire rights-of-way for digging or excavating canals or for laying water mains or other pipelines to bring water into the municipality for public use.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
Renumbered from Local Government Code, Section 402.011 by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 3.76(a)(2), eff. April 1, 2009.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 13 - Water and Utilities
Subtitle A - Municipal Water and Utilities
Chapter 552 - Municipal Utilities
Subchapter B. Acquisition of Interests for Drainage, Sewage, or Water Supply Purposes
Section 552.011. Use of Eminent Domain Power
Section 552.012. Municipalities in or Contracting With a Water District
Section 552.013. Water System in Municipalities With Population of More Than 1,000
Section 552.014. Contracts With Water Districts or Nonprofit Corporations
Section 552.015. Water Supply in Type a General-Law Municipality
Section 552.016. Sale or Lease of Water System by Type a General-Law Municipality
Section 552.017. Water Systems in Home-Rule Municipalities
Section 552.018. Municipal Contract With Private Entity
Section 552.019. Contract With Water Improvement District or Water Control and Improvement District
Section 552.020. Contract With Water District
Section 552.0205. Revenue Bonds to Pay for District Services Under Contract
Section 552.021. Contract Between District and Municipality With Population of More Than 900,000
Section 552.022. Contracts With Certain Special Districts
Section 552.023. Contract Between Municipality and Trinity River Authority
Section 552.024. Municipal Contract for Reclaimed Water Facility in Certain Municipalities