{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-1475.052","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 1475.052","heading":"AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE LAND AND CERTAIN INTERESTS IN LAND FOR CANAL PURPOSES.","body":"(a) If the acquisition is necessary for the construction of an intracoastal canal, a county may, by purchase or by exercising the county's power of eminent domain, acquire public or private land, a right-of-way, an easement, or dumping ground privileges.\n(b) The county must exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by Chapter 21, Property Code. A county may not condemn land under Subsection (a) if the land is used for cemetery purposes.\nAdded by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 9. PUBLIC SECURITIES","SUBTITLE I. SPECIFIC AUTHORITY FOR COUNTIES TO ISSUE SECURITIES","CHAPTER 1475. COUNTY BONDS AND WARRANTS FOR NAVIGATION PURPOSES","SUBCHAPTER B. PROPERTY FOR INTRACOASTAL CANAL PURPOSES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.1475.htm#1475.052","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"72c1c054067c34d6194ea7d6630359f24ddfa17a8cc1ccb1b26765168722d0cc","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-1475.051","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-1475.053"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}