Texas § PW.22.253 - CONDEMNATION
Full text of Texas The Texas Constitution § PW.22.253 — CONDEMNATION, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ PW.22.253. CONDEMNATION
CONDEMNATION. (a) If necessary for the acquisition of the Trinity River State Park, the department may institute condemnation proceedings according to the laws of this state against any person, including a governmental entity. (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 may be 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. Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 5356, ch. 983, Sec. 3, eff. Aug. 29, 1983.
Frequently Asked Questions About Texas § PW.22.253
What does The Texas Constitution § PW.22.253 cover?
Section PW.22.253 ("CONDEMNATION") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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