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Texas Parks and Wildlife Code

§ 13.305 — CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS

PW § 13.305Title 2. PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT · Ch. 13. POWERS AND DUTIES CONCERNING PARKS AND OTHER RECREATIONAL AREAS · Art. D. PARTICIPATION IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS

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(a)The department may institute condemnation proceedings according to the laws of this state to acquire land for programs developing outdoor recreation resources under Section 13.302 of this code.
(b)Costs incurred in the exercise of eminent domain under this section for the relocation, raising, lowering, rerouting, or change in grade, or alteration in the construction of any electric transmission, telegraph, or telephone line, railroad, conduit, pole, property, facility, or pipeline are the sole expense of the department.
(c)"Sole expense" means the actual cost of the lowering, rerouting, or change in grade or alteration of construction in providing comparable replacement without enhancement of the facility, after deducting the net salvage value derived from the old facility.

Legislative history

Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.

Source: Texas Parks and Wildlife Code § 13.305 from the Texas Constitution and Statutes (Texas Legislature) (public record). DecisionDepot is for informational use only and is not legal advice — verify against the official source before relying on this text.