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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE |
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Title 12. PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT |
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Subtitle C1. ADDITIONAL PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT PROVISIONS APPLYING TO MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT |
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Chapter 507. SPACEPORT DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS |
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Subchapter C. POWERS AND DUTIES |
Sec. 507.103. EMINENT DOMAIN
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(a) A spaceport development corporation may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire property for a spaceport, including the power to:
(1) acquire fee title in land condemned;
(2) relocate or modify a railroad, utility line, pipeline, or other facility that may interfere with a spaceport; or
(3) impose a reasonable restriction on using the surface of the property for mineral development if the corporation does not own the mineral rights.
(b) Before exercising the power of eminent domain under this chapter, a spaceport development corporation must obtain a resolution approving the proposed condemnation from the governing body of a county or municipality in which the property is located. For purposes of this chapter, territory in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality is considered to be in the jurisdiction of the municipality.
(c) Chapter 21, Property Code, governs the exercise of the power of eminent domain by a spaceport development corporation.