Texas § 2166.251 LEGISLATIVE AUTHORIZATIONS AND APPROPRIATIONS.

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§ 2166.251 — LEGISLATIVE AUTHORIZATIONS AND APPROPRIATIONS.

Texas § 2166.251

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Tex. Government Code Code Ann. § 2166.251 (2026).

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Sec. 2166.251. LEGISLATIVE AUTHORIZATIONS AND APPROPRIATIONS.

(a)Only the legislature may authorize a project.

(b)A legislative appropriation for a project is directly to a using agency unless the project is to be constructed by the commission, in which event the appropriation is to the commission.

(c)An appropriation for the construction of a project expresses the legislative intent that the project be completed within the limits of the appropriation.

(d)If the legislative authorization provides for stage construction of a project, the commission shall proceed with the project through the specifically authorized stage.

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Sec. 2166.251. LEGISLATIVE AUTHORIZATIONS AND APPROPRIATIONS. (a) Only the legislature may authorize a project.
(b) A legislative appropriation for a project is directly to a using agency unless the project is to be constructed by the commission, in which event the appropriation is to the commission.
(c) An appropriation for the construction of a project expresses the legislative intent that the project be completed within the limits of the appropriation.
(d) If the legislative authorization provides for stage construction of a project, the commission shall proceed with the project through the specifically authorized stage.