Tex. Gov't Code Section 1475.052
Authority to Acquire Land and Certain Interests in Land for Canal Purposes

(a)

If the acquisition is necessary for the construction of an intracoastal canal, a county may, by purchase or by exercising the county’s power of eminent domain, acquire public or private land, a right-of-way, an easement, or dumping ground privileges.

(b)

The county must exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by Chapter 21 (Eminent Domain), Property Code. A county may not condemn land under Subsection (a) if the land is used for cemetery purposes.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Source: Section 1475.052 — Authority to Acquire Land and Certain Interests in Land for Canal Purposes, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.­1475.­htm#1475.­052 (accessed May 11, 2024).

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