Texas Transportation Code § 22.080 Acquisition And Disposal Of Property

Sec. 22.080. ACQUISITION AND DISPOSAL OF PROPERTY. (a) A joint board may not, without the consent of each governing authority of the board's constituent agencies:

(1) acquire an airport, air navigation facility, airport hazard, or property if the cost of the property exceeds the amount set by the joint agreement or allotted in the annual budget;

(2) dispose of an airport, air navigation facility, or real property under the jurisdiction of the board; or

(3) enter into a contract, lease, or other arrangement for the use and occupancy by another of airport property for a term of more than 40 years, including renewals or options to renew.

(b) Eminent domain proceedings under this subchapter may be instituted only by authority of the governing authorities of the constituent agencies of the joint board. Eminent domain proceedings must be instituted in the names of the constituent agencies jointly, and property acquired in eminent domain proceedings shall be held by the agencies as tenants in common until the agencies convey the property to the joint board.

(c) Except as provided by Subsection (a)(3), a joint board may, without the consent of the governing authorities of the board's constituent agencies, enter into a contract, lease, or other arrangement for the use and occupancy by another of airport property on the terms approved by the board, including the amounts of rental, revenue, and payments, the periods of years, and the options of renewal.

(d) The consent required by Subsection (a)(3) is unnecessary if each governing authority by resolution waives that requirement.

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

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