Texas § 1475.002 AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE RIGHT-OF-WAY AND DUMPING PRIVILEGES.

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§ 1475.002 — AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE RIGHT-OF-WAY AND DUMPING PRIVILEGES.

Texas § 1475.002

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Tex. Government Code Code Ann. § 1475.002 (2026).

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Sec. 1475.002. AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE RIGHT-OF-WAY AND DUMPING PRIVILEGES.

(a)For the purpose of navigation or to aid in navigation, a county may, in accordance with Section 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.

(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 p

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Sec. 1475.002. AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE RIGHT-OF-WAY AND DUMPING PRIVILEGES. (a) For the purpose of navigation or to aid in navigation, a county may, in accordance with Section 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.
(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.