Section 552.102 - Eminent Domain By Municipal Sewer Providers(a) A corporation incorporated in this state for the purpose of owning, constructing, or maintaining a sewer system in a municipality may by eminent domain condemn private property to:(1) construct and maintain sewer pipes, mains and laterals, and connections; and(2) maintain vats, filtration pipes, and other pipes for the final disposition of sewage.(b) A corporation may exercise a power described by Subsection (a) only if:(1) the use of private property is necessary for the successful operation of the sewer system; and(2) the sewer system is beneficial to the public use, health, or convenience.(c) The power of eminent domain may not be used under this section in the boundaries of a municipality unless permitted or required by the municipality granting a franchise to the corporation seeking the right of condemnation.Tex. Loc. Gov't. Code § 552.102
Renumbered from Local Government Code, Section 402.102 by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885, Sec. 3.76(a)(2), eff. 4/1/2009.Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 3, eff. 9/1/1997.