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| 1 | 1 | By: Birdwell S.B. No. 655 | |
| 2 | 2 | (King of Parker) | |
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| 4 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to the exercise of the power of eminent domain by certain | |
| 8 | 8 | authorized entities. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. Chapter 1, Special District Local Laws Code, is | |
| 11 | 11 | amended by adding Section 1.004 to read as follows: | |
| 12 | 12 | Sec. 1.004. LIMITATION ON EXERCISE OF EMINENT DOMAIN POWER. | |
| 13 | 13 | An entity governed by Title 6 and authorized by law to exercise the | |
| 14 | 14 | power of eminent domain may only exercise the power for a public use | |
| 15 | 15 | in accordance with Section 17, Article I, Texas Constitution. | |
| 16 | 16 | SECTION 2. Chapter 1, Water Code, is amended by adding | |
| 17 | 17 | Section 1.005 to read as follows: | |
| 18 | 18 | Sec. 1.005. LIMITATION ON EXERCISE OF EMINENT DOMAIN POWER. | |
| 19 | 19 | An entity governed by this code and authorized by law to exercise | |
| 20 | 20 | the power of eminent domain may only exercise the power for a public | |
| 21 | 21 | use in accordance with Section 17, Article I, Texas Constitution. | |
| 22 | 22 | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives | |
| 23 | 23 | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as | |
| 24 | 24 | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this | |
| 25 | 25 | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this | |
| 26 | 26 | Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |