Sec. 601.040. ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY. (a) The municipality may acquire real property for a project or for building or improving a road leading to a project.
(b) The municipality may close a road as is necessary or convenient for the purposes of this subchapter.
(c) An authority may, at its own expense, acquire real property for a project in the name of the municipality by purchase or condemnation under the laws relating to the condemnation of land by the municipality. The authority may, until it ceases to exist, use the property.
(d) If an authority determines that real property is no longer required for a project, and the property was acquired at the expense of the municipality, the authority may give the use of the property to the municipality. If the property was acquired at the expense of the authority, the authority may sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of the property and may use the proceeds for the purposes of this subchapter.
Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
Renumbered from Local Government Code, Section 431.040 by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 3.76(d)(2), eff. April 1, 2009.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 14 - Parking and Transportation
Subtitle A - Municipal Parking Provisions
Chapter 601 - Municipal Authority Relating to Parking
Subchapter B. Municipal Parking Authorities
Section 601.022. Creation of Authority
Section 601.023. Protest Petition
Section 601.024. Composition of Board
Section 601.025. Compensation and Liability
Section 601.026. Powers of Board
Section 601.027. Powers of an Authority
Section 601.028. Charges for Use of Facility
Section 601.029. Financing; Bonds
Section 601.030. Revenue Bonds
Section 601.031. Resolution Authorizing Issuance of Revenue Bonds
Section 601.032. Deed of Trust
Section 601.033. Pledged Contract
Section 601.034. Rights and Remedies of Bondholder
Section 601.035. Bonds Exempt From Taxation
Section 601.036. Eligibility for Investment
Section 601.038. Examination of Accounts
Section 601.039. Conveyance of Property
Section 601.040. Acquisition of Real Property
Section 601.041. Tax-Exempt Status