Texas Transportation Code
§ 460.107 — ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY
TN § 460.107Title 6. ROADWAYS · Part K. MASS TRANSPORTATION · Ch. 460. COORDINATED COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITIES · Art. C. POWERS OF AUTHORITY
Statute text
View on source(a)As necessary or useful in the construction, repair, maintenance, or operation of a public transportation system, an authority may use a public way, including an alley.
(b)An authority may acquire by eminent domain any interest in real property, including a fee simple interest and the use of air or subsurface space, except the right of eminent domain may not be exercised:
(1)in a municipality without the approval of the proposed acquisition by the governing body of the municipality; or
(2)in an unincorporated area without the approval of the proposed acquisition by the commissioners court of the county in which the property to be condemned is located.
(c)If an authority, through the exercise of eminent domain, makes any relocation necessary, relocation assistance shall be provided by the authority as provided by Section 21.046, Property Code.
(d)An eminent domain proceeding by an authority is initiated by the adoption by the executive committee of a resolution authorizing the exercise that:
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Legislative history
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 114 (S.B. 678), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.