Texas § SD.5002.152 - POWERS REGARDING PORTS AND FACILITIES
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§ SD.5002.152. POWERS REGARDING PORTS AND FACILITIES
POWERS REGARDING PORTS AND FACILITIES. Except as provided by Section 5002.153 , the district may: (1) acquire by gift, purchase, or eminent domain and own land adjacent or accessible by road, rail, or water to navigable water and ports developed by the district that is necessary for the development and operation of the navigable water or ports within the district or necessary for or in aid of the development of industries and businesses on that land; and (2) construct, extend, improve, repair, maintain, and reconstruct, cause to be constructed, extended, improved, repaired, maintained, and reconstructed, and own, rent, lease, use, and operate any facility of any kind necessary or convenient to the exercise of the rights, powers, privileges, and functions granted by this chapter. Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 785 (H.B. 5336 ), Sec. 1, eff. June 13, 2023.
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Section SD.5002.152 ("POWERS REGARDING PORTS AND FACILITIES") 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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