Texas Water Code

§ 12.015 — POWER TO CONDEMN WORKS

WA § 12.015Title 2. WATER ADMINISTRATION · Part B. WATER RIGHTS · Ch. 12. PROVISIONS GENERALLY APPLICABLE TO WATER RIGHTS · Art. B. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES RELATING TO WATER RIGHTS

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(a)The commission may condemn existing works if their existence or operation may, in the judgment of the commission, become a public menace or dangerous to life and property.

(b)In all cases of proposed condemnation, the commission shall notify the interested party of the contemplated action and shall specify a time for him to appear and be heard.

Legislative history

Amended by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2207, ch. 870, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.