80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1836, Chapter 169 Page: 2 of 4
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S.B. No. 1836
1 any purpose set forth in Section 54.003 in the manner provided by
2 this chapter and construct a port improvement or facility on the
3 property;
4 (6) contract in its own name, but not in the name of
5 the municipality;
6 (7) sue and be sued in its own name;
7 (8) adopt, use, and alter a corporate seal;
8 (9) establish a port security force, employ public
9 security officers licensed by the Commission on Law Enforcement
10 Officer Standards and Education, and commission employees of the
11 force as peace officers;
12 (10) own, establish, construct, improve, equip,
13 maintain, operate, regulate, protect, or police any transportation
14 facility and any necessary appurtenance to that facility; [and]
15 (11) construct, lease, Improve, enlarge, extend,
16 repair, maintain, replace, develop, or operate a port improvement
17 or facility;
18 (12) exercise all powers of a municipality relating to19 the creation of an economic development program under Chapter 380,
20 Local Government Code, for the purpose of making grants and loans;
21 and
22 (13) exercise any additional power granted by the
23 ordinance or charter.
24 (c) A board has the power to construct a port improvement or
25 facility on land acquired by purchase, lease, or otherwise, and a
26 board may convey by lease, sublease, or sale by installment or
27 otherwise, on the terms the board determines to be advantageous,2
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Texas. Legislature. Senate. 80th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1836, Chapter 169, legislative document, May 22, 2007; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth155775/m1/2/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.