Sec. 85.32. EMINENT DOMAIN. (a) The board may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire any real property that the board considers necessary and proper to carry out its powers and duties.
(b) The board shall exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner prescribed by Chapter 21, Property Code, except that the board is not required to deposit a bond or the amount equal to the award of damages by the special commissioners under Sections 21.021(a)(2) and (3), Property Code.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 774, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle D - The Texas a & M University System
Chapter 85 - Administration of the Texas a & M University System
Subchapter C. Powers and Duties of Board
Section 85.21. General Powers and Duties
Section 85.23. Permanent Improvements; Contracts; Land Transactions
Section 85.25. Lands and Mineral Interests
Section 85.27. Flood Control Easements
Section 85.29. Research and Experimentation for Texas Department of Transportation
Section 85.30. Donations and Trusts