LIMITED EMINENT DOMAIN POWER TO ACQUIRE SEAWALL.
Tex. SPEC. DIST. LOCAL LAWS Code § 3906.114.
in effect(a) The district may acquire by condemnation any land, easements, or other property inside the district boundaries only as necessary for the construction of a seawall. The district may elect to condemn either the fee simple title or a lesser property interest.
(b) The district may not acquire by condemnation:
(1) any land, easements, or other property inside the district boundaries for a purpose other than constructing a seawall;
(2) any land, easements, or other property outside the district; or
(3) water or water rights.
(c) The district shall exercise the right of eminent domain in the manner provided by Chapter 21 , Property Code. The district is not required to:
(1) give bond for appeal or bond for costs in a condemnation suit or other suit to which it is a party; or
(2) deposit more than the amount of an award in a suit.
(d) Section 375.094 , Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1269 (S.B. 1922 ), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.
SUBCHAPTER C-1. IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS