(a) An authority may:(1) acquire, construct, own, operate, and maintain a transit authority system;(2) use any public way; and(3) construct, repair, and maintain a municipal street, as authorized by the governing body of a municipality in the authority.(b) In the exercise of a power under Subsection (a), an authority may relocate or reroute, or alter the construction of, any public or private property, including:(1) an alley, road, street, or railroad;(2) an electric line and facility;(3) a telegraph and telephone property and facility;(4) a pipeline and facility; and(5) a conduit and facility. Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.35(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
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