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Texas Special District Local Laws Code - SDLL § 5003.105. Authority to Designate Industrial Areas or Plant Sites; Findings

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

(a) The board may adopt an order or resolution designating an area of land in the port authority that fronts on navigable water in the port authority as an industrial area or plant site for the aid of navigation. A defined area may not:

(1) be located in the corporate limits of a municipality; or

(2) exceed 1,000 yards in depth as measured from the shoreline.

(b) A certified copy of an order or resolution adopted under Subsection (a) shall be filed and recorded in the deed records of Calhoun County. After the copy is filed, a municipality may not include any part of the defined area in its boundaries.

(c) The board may adopt an order or resolution that removes all or part of a defined area from that designation if the board determines that:

(1) the area is not suitable for or being used as an industrial area or plant site;

(2) the area will not be suitable for or used as an industrial area or plant site within a reasonable time; and

(3) the continued designation does not aid navigation.

(d) A certified copy of an order or resolution adopted under Subsection (c) shall be filed and recorded in the deed records of Calhoun County. After the copy is filed, any restriction imposed under this section by the previous designation on the area is removed.

(e) The legislature finds that the powers granted and restrictions imposed by this section are necessary:

(1) for the proper exercise by the port authority of the powers granted by Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and by this chapter; and

(2) to promote and effect the navigation of the inland and coastal waters of the state.

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