Section 9502.0305 - Costs of Relocation of Property; Easements(a) In the event that the district, in the exercise of the power of eminent domain or power of relocation or any other power, makes necessary the relocation, raising, lowering, rerouting, or change in grade of or alteration in construction of any electric transmission or distribution line or telephone properties, facilities, or pipelines, all necessary relocations, raising, lowering, rerouting, or change in grade or alteration of construction shall be done at the sole expense of the district.(b) In this section, "sole expense" means the actual cost of the relocation, raising, lowering, rerouting, or change in grade or alteration of construction and providing comparable replacement without enhancing the facilities after deducting from it the net salvage value derived from the old facility.(c) The district has all necessary or useful rights-of-way and easements along, over, under, and across all public, state, municipal, and county roads, highways, and places for any of its purposes. The district shall restore a used facility to its previous condition as nearly as possible at the sole expense of the district.(d) The district may acquire, sell, lease, convey, or otherwise dispose of a right-of-way or easement under terms and conditions determined by the district.Tex. Spec. Dist. Loc. Laws § 9502.0305
Added by Acts 2021, Texas Acts of the 87th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 872,Sec. 1, eff. 6/16/2021.