Texas Special District Local Laws Code - SDLL § 11002.107. Limitation on Use of Eminent Domain

(a) The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain outside the district to acquire a site or easement for:

(b) If the district's exercise of its eminent domain power requires relocating, raising, lowering, rerouting, or altering the construction of any electric transmission or electric distribution line, conduit, pole, or facility, the district must bear the actual cost of relocating, raising, lowering, rerouting, or altering the construction of any electric transmission or electric distribution line to provide a comparable replacement without enhancing the facility, after deducting from the cost the net salvage value derived from the old facility.