Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

OFFICEOFTHEATTORNEY GENERALOFTEXAS AUSTIN GROVERSELLERS ATTORNEI GCNERAL norable H, D. Dodgen, ?heOUtite %OrOtWr $em, batin, nab a oyster Commlsslon Texas Dea~ Sir: Opinion No. C-7262 Rel ~Palidlty of propoawl leasa oon- traot whereby Optor Comba 8ite fat t&e e on oi e Mar in0 Thl8 will roknonlmd~e reoript of your Wherein you requert the opinion oi thla de Qt a oertela propoerb hare 00 ;$oW 18tt.r. lubdtted br the One to the Teres Oama, Fish t and ia further oh to oonstruot the sold bullbing, and Oyster Fund. the land upon whioh the ml11 was loosted. aon. R. D. GoOgea - Page $2 Aleo, pr4rfou8 opinion No. O-3100 of thi8 d*partmnAt held #at ltetuten nuthorllring the DnpartmeAt oi Pub110 Sat&y of Tore8 to lnatall on& aperat 8 poll08 redi brOebOe6tIAg 6tetiOA W4T6 bsOe6 8AOugh to mthoriza the urohe64 at lenb upon WhIoh to lstabllnh the atetion. That OQiAiOA qU0EthT'-0 rom t-se of Terre11 t, Sc*r'ks,104 Tar. 191, 1)s 3.W. s19, in VhIOh th4 Supr4me CoiiFGTdr “Yhenovot 8 powor I8 glvon br statute, everything neoonnary to make it *tt*otuel orrequinite to attain t&4 end I8 implied. It 16 a woll-e6tablIeh4d prlnolpln t&et stntutns oonteining granta of powar ‘arm to be 04n6tru06 60 66 to Inolude the cruthorltrto do 411 thIAg6 nnoeeaary to rooomplleh the objoot of the gr4At. The grant of la expreen powor oerrlee rith It by Aeo46eary ImplIoetIoA lv*ry other power A800666rlAd ~ proper to t&o 4X4OUtIOA of the power lx~r4eely grantd. %4r4 thn lew oo6tm4~de naything to b4 iloA4,it authorIe48 thr paHoraa~o4 of rshntevnrm*y bn A604aBaFr ror lx*outIng It8 OOlml6nd8.~ Since the aoquIeItloA of lend In A448884ry In order to oerry out the lxeoutisn of the pmnr grQnt8d to the fhml.86lan to b~lld l Yerlne laborstory GulldIng, thoAth4 only r4meIAlng qu4etIoA 18 how luoh 4oquI6itlon any b4 mad.. wOenaraUy epe&lng, the State he4 the sam right8 end powers In mepeot o? proparty 88 an IndIvIdual. It may 6oouirr real or pornoaal propertf by oontnyanoa, wIl1 or Otherwfnn, aAd hold or diBp060 of t&4 QFOp4rtf hT eppSj,It.,tO8Af Purpo64 68 the ntstn e666 fit.4 (38 Ter.Sur.836) IA our oplnioh, the~wfore, the Con6&8i;fOG,I'?th4 4besAoe of oonntitutional or lt*tutory r*strIotIoAe, would hev4 the name right to aoquire land for t&o herstoiolu m4ntione4 purpose bf 14a64 oontmot an by purehaea, boaatioa, 64rieo. or other m4nn8, proVi64d that t&n Co~~&nnior has found that the aoqulnitlon OS partloular lend by a leasr oontraot Ir reanonablr neorre6rp to the 4rroution Of the power granted luoh Com~IeeIon to OOA6trUOt 4 EarIn Laboratory WlildIix& IA re&rd to 14aa4 ooAtraot6, howor*r, th4 Stat4 Couetibutlon ProhIbItn the oreatlon of lA.pdebt by or 011 behalf Of the stat8 (Sso.&9,Art 3), laU f'urthrrprovide6 thbrtno 8pproprIatIOA of money mey be made Zor a longor term then t*o r~ar8 (Coo.6 of kt.8). Uiortakan to aoquira u!d pay rcmbl tar-o4rtaIA ioal property to br ueea an a Hotioml cuard nmrorf. Jostle6 Orite helb IA hi8 OPinion that no lxprenn euthorlty wInto for luoh oantraot, but lmPli*d authority did nxlet to rrnt or 10888 propmty f4r lrnorle6 for the term of th4 lpproprletlon lot. H4 held that the iIn+J44r 4Oatreot wae rold, eFoo4 it bound tha Steto to pa7 r4otale aftar a4 4Ad of the bIonnia1 epproptintion to the AdfUtaAt C*A*ral. Hon. I?.0. Godgsn - ?a@ iJ The oese of Texee Wet~onel Guard hxmory Bmrd 'I.YoGraw (Sup.Ct.), 126 S, W. (24) 627, 4184 Imolv44 lease aontraote, the oourt upholding Art. 5890b, aUthWi6iAg the &u6mry Board t4 enter into bInnni81 i8488 oontraotn. fustIse cl?Itn,iA b1*04nt- Ing from the mujadty on other matters, maid; "Ii I properly iAtBTpr6t the Op;ll$QAOi the majority, It hold8 that thin law does not attempt t4 aut&orIA@ 14eg4 OOAtraOt6 With t&B 6tet4, BxO@pt rOX t-MOy‘,arBat I 1;h@, I agree with t&I8 hoMIA&* fn vi6w of tih6 BbOvO ait@& Oas68, it 18 &6 op;~on Of t&in department prop46ed ~eeee ooatraot invol~~g that the e~u$~ r@ntal pwwata at &l&J for 8 thirty--gear term 16 tavelf6, BIAOB It 6ic oe@da th6 CoMtitutiQn61 r@BtrIOtiOA that no apptopriat;on of money aMy be ma64 for a longer toam than two y4arr. It 18 44x further opi~~iQn, &oW6+8~, that If th4 pr4s@At 14664 OQA**Ot *@I’6 $0 pl’oVfd4 that the tot81 OOA6f64rOtf4A im th4 1gesn be paid in 8 lumu 6~6 prior to the expiretlon of the pX46OAt bl*naiol t&on luoh leas4 eppr4prIatlon to the C~AAAI~BIOA,. 0ontreot rOti not bc obJ4otIonnble OA t&n grounds 2-4IeedIn the oattoof Fort ':brthCltilrt m -- T. GhepAeti (supra). A rurthrr requIr4ment to tJi4validity of 6Uoh 14864 64Atreat IS aub6tantlal oomplIenoe by the Aren6ee County ?brfgetloa DIetrIot No. One with tha protieIona of Sub-eao (01 of Article 8247b, V. A. C.S. * w2Ioh re6d6 am followat %mh R6+I~atioa lX6trIot may sell or 14864 ell or any part of any surplus lends owned by It, whether seid 18nd6 be eoquIre(iby gift, purohsaa or in esttle- Aunt of anp lfti.getIon,ooatro+4r6y, ar oleti in b&ali Of the dintriOt, or ‘IA &A]rOther IMiAA8r,prOVide6 SUOh lends are not n64essary to ba Us46 by suoh 8iBVigetiOA DIntrIot IA oonnsotlon with th4 d4Y614pm4nt Of suoh IUIVi- gation projeot, and prorlded Surtherthet much 8414 or leeee shell b4 med8d.u the smne4E prodded in this Sub- seation. D4roA4 &fag nuoh 8alC or 14a84, the Ravigatloa and Canal ComuIeslon shall oeuae to be publIshed In som* n4wepep6x or general 0IrouletIon WithfA said XavIgatIon Dintriot, at leaat onoo prr week for a period ot tea deY6 me. preoeding the @XBOUtiOQ or eu0h ilend, ocmtreot f4r male, OT leae4, a notloo nqueatIAg bIti, on euoh 14% v&I4h notloo shall aoatrin the lpprOtiA@t@ aslakmtQf 1aAd off4r44 for sale 4A 14868, the general 1008tfOA th@r4Of, th0 tb an& ;lgoe when auoh bide shell b4 Op@a@d and WOvI~~~ that 484h bib 6hall k loaompeni@Q by 4 46rtIf~6~ aA*4k, b& mft, ~Bhf~r'B cheek or blbbor~e bond, With * r@npo~ible BUXOtJ, 4~ SUrBtf48, @aoh ia an aJa4ud *we1 to th@ bib for 6UOh 1RAd Or 'for SU4h l@es@, to ~*rqAt** t&et gush bl.dderwill perform the t@nn* Of hI* bIddv Hon. H. D. After the publication or meh notide, aa above provided the Hw~getLon end Canal Commlaalon may roll or lease ail or MJ pert of auoh land, provided that auoh Bali or loaae 18 awarded to the high-eat bid&r toT the ame sad ahall sator en order in the mlnutoa or the Retlgetlon end Oenel Oommlea1on oonflrmtng moh 8810, whldh order, among other thinga, ahall rot forth the tarma thereof, lnoludlng the oonridsratlon therator, and whioh ahall farther provldo that when auoh bidder ociaplls8with thr torma of bla Md, the Chelrmen and Soorotary OS the Natlgetlon end Cenal Comlralon ahall ereoutr a dord or lease, as the eeaa may bo, la propor fora aad protldlng further that auoh aals or lorae shall not k nmdo for a Ire8 sum than lta reeaon- rbh narket talus in auoh looalitf at the time end pl800 or auah 8818 or leea*." Upon the aatlalaotory oonpletion ei the *bore Xatod raqulruaonta, it la our aplnio~,thatthe afm88ald lel8e OIXI- treat will bo valid.