Texas Transportation Code
§ 370.164 — DECLARATION OF TAKING
TN § 370.164Title 6. ROADWAYS · Part G. TURNPIKES AND TOLL PROJECTS · Ch. 370. REGIONAL MOBILITY AUTHORITIES · Art. E. ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND OPERATION OF TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS
Statute text
View on source(a)An authority may file a declaration of taking with the clerk of the court:
(1)in which the authority files a condemnation petition under Chapter 21, Property Code; or
(2)to which the case is assigned.
(b)An authority may file the declaration of taking concurrently with or subsequent to the filing of the condemnation petition but may not file the declaration after the special commissioners have made an award in the condemnation proceeding.
(c)An authority may not file a declaration of taking before the completion of all:
(1)environmental documentation, including a final environmental impact statement or a record of decision, that is required by federal or state law;
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1325, Sec. 2.01, eff. June 21, 2003.