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Texas Government Code - GOV'T § 2166.503. Acquisition of Archaeological, Paleontological, and Historic Sites

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) The commission may acquire by gift, devise, purchase, or exercise of its general power of eminent domain land in this state on which is located:

(1) a building, site, or landmark of statewide historical significance associated with historic events or personalities;

(2) a prehistoric ruin;

(3) a burial ground;

(4) an archaeological site;

(5) a vertebrate paleontological site; or

(6) a site containing fossilized footprints, an inscription made by human agency, or another archaeological, paleontological, or historic feature.

(b) For a historic site, building, or structure, the commission may exercise the power of eminent domain under Subsection (a) only on a proper showing that the exercise is necessary to prevent destruction or deterioration of the historic site, building, or structure.

(c) The commission may request from the Texas Historical Commission a certification or authentication of the worthiness of preservation of a feature listed in Subsection (a).

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