General and Special Laws of The State of Texas Passed By The Third Called Session of the Fifty-Seventh Legislature and the Regular Session of the Fifty-Eighth Legislature Page: 818
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Ch. 312 58TH LEGISLATURE-REGULAR SESSION
tect surface and underground water supplies from contamination. The
Authority is authorized to use the public streets, alleys, ways and places
for the laying of its water and sewer lines and facilities. The Authority
is authorized to make contracts for the purchase of water or water supplies,
and to make contracts for the sale of water.
Sec. 7. The Authority is empowered to obtain an appropriation per-
mit or permits from the Texas Water Commission (successor to State
Board of Water Engineers), as provided in Chapter 1 of Title 128, Revised
Civil Statutes of 1925, as amended, for the appropriation of surface water.
Sec. 8. The Authority is authorized to acquire all works, machinery,
plants and other facilities and to acquire land, rights-of-way and ease-
ments for the purpose of exercising its rights and performing its duties
under this Act. Subject to the application of the terms of any deed of
trust or indenture executed by the Authority, it may sell, trade, or other-
wise dispose of any real or personal property deemed by the Board not
to be needed for Authority purposes.
Sec. 9. (a) The Authority shall have the right to acquire by con-
demnation the fee simple title to, easements or rights-of-way in or upon,
or other interests in land and other property and easements within and
without the boundaries of the Authority within Denton County, necessary
to the exercise of the powers, rights, privileges and functions conferred
upon the Authority by this Act in the manner provided by Title 52, Re-
vised Civil Statutes, as amended, relating to eminent domain, or at the
option of the Authority in the manner provided by Statutes relative to
condemnation by Districts organized under General Law pursuant to Sec-
tion 59, Article 16 of the Constitution of the State of Texas. This Au-
thority is hereby declared to be a municipal corporation within the mean-
ing of Article 3268 of said Title 52. The amount of and character of in-
terest in land, other property and easements thus to be acquired shall be
determined by the Board of Directors. The Authority shall have the same
rights and powers within such counties as are conferred upon water con-
trol and improvement districts by Section 49 of Chapter 25, Acts of the
Thirty-ninth Legislature, with reference to making surveys and attending
to other business of the Authority.
(b) In the event that the Authority, in the exercise of the power of
eminent domain or power of relocation, or any other power granted here-
under, makes necessary the relocation, raising, rerouting, or changing the
grade of, or altering the construction of any highway, railroad, electric
transmission line, telephone or telegraph properties and facilities, or pipe-
lines, all such necessary relocation, raising, rerouting, changing of grade
or alteration of construction shall be accomplished at the sole expense of
the Authority. The term "sole expense" shall mean the actual cost of
such relocation, raising, lowering, rerouting, or change in grade or altera-
tion of construction in providing comparable replacement without en-
hancement of such facilities, after deducting therefrom the net salvage
value derived from the old facility.
Sec. 10. Any construction contract requiring an expenditure of more
than Two Thousand Dollars (($2,000) shall be made after publication of
a notice to bidders once each week for two (2) weeks for sealed bids be-
fore awarding the contract. Such bids shall be opened publicly. Such no-
tice shall be sufficient if it states the time and place when and where the
bids will be opened, the general nature of the work to be done, or the ma-
terial, equipment or supplies to be purchased, and states where and the
terms upon which copies of the plans and specifications may be obtained.
The publication shall be in a newspaper of general circulation in the Au-
thority and designated or approved by the Board.
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Texas. Legislature. General and Special Laws of The State of Texas Passed By The Third Called Session of the Fifty-Seventh Legislature and the Regular Session of the Fifty-Eighth Legislature, legislative document, 1963; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth221759/m1/1154/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.