Texas Government Code 1475.002 – Authority to Acquire Right-of-Way and Dumping Privileges
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(a) For the purpose of navigation or to aid in navigation, a county may, in accordance with § 1475.003, acquire right-of-way and necessary dumping privileges for a canal or waterway the construction of which is authorized by federal legislation.
(b) The county may:
(1) acquire the right-of-way and necessary dumping privileges by purchase, through donation, or by exercising the county’s power of eminent domain; and
(2) convey the right-of-way and dumping privileges to the United States by a deed executed in the manner that other deeds by a county must be executed.
Terms Used In Texas Government Code 1475.002
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
- Property: means real and personal property. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- United States: includes a department, bureau, or other agency of the United States of America. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) In lieu of exercising its power of eminent domain, the county may:
(1) allow the United States to acquire the right-of-way and necessary dumping privileges through the United States’ power of eminent domain; and
(2) lend the county’s credit by guaranteeing the United States that the county will pay the resulting judgment or assessment of damages for the value of the condemned property.