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OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUotlN 

0r a~~7 83, 19.950, 

pibrtmot upon th8 

to lr l gener alfamulty l dwd 

onvoytothstu4a8oudrom8 

la te oounty for a mo lted o o nthen 8004 &d nlu8blo oanrldtb6tnzJaatu8law~Gorsid.eP- 
xon. trank D. Quinn, -8. 2 

or tbevaton pa8~laigtlwnagh the lma,uvellrs tbori t 

to orsrflov all or azu pa& of t&m oonvo~wl &xl vltbout $ iablllty to the @'Ube. The deed al80 reolter that the Dl8trlot 

rotaim title to oas-halr of iuoh Sntermt a8 it baa in the 

ad.a6rol8b~una6rtheland. 

Th8 &at08 River Coiuemtlon and Reo&matlon Dlrtdo t ii l 8t.u a genc y, In the Dbture 0r a 

gorati0n, o r ~ta d a na 888p lo y6bd y the mat0 

ussf-pubal ooc - 

P or th8 p urpo se 0r 

camylng out th6 duty or th8 mato to oontrol, oomervo and 

6eVdOp the VStOn Of th6 &UO8 fffVOr rrrd t0 UOMWVO Whtf 

?6Cbi8! u&8 BmOted by it8 m0d& It 18 a OolPpownt pkiFt 

0r the state end QerJvss all of lt8 powtw ami authority by 

dele.egatlon !'mm the State. SOa AOt8 1929, 4tit In&, 2nd C.8.c 

sp. L. p. 22, Cb. 13; ArtSole 7$66 (R.C.S. 1925)# f7 mm. 

S~U.~$,~%. 65~ Lmmr Colcmdo ttloer Authorlt~ V. RcCrav, 

. . 

uk8 Simil8.P I- t6 8trt6 &CfzOb8, 8uah U 

OOUTitiCrS, tCTUXl8hlp8, snd 8ohoOl dDUtFiOt8, it bsa a0 poVO= 

or dutlaa ercopt t&O88 vbloh aX'8 OleVly 8Ot forth and deflmd 

m the COMtitUtiOth Uid 

** Jenofng5, (cit. APO., 

Of th6 Skt6. E&IU'd8 COWtJ 

ad8l1ODW8’ COtIl't (cl?. &D., 

33 3.V. 58fQ lltratton ve GOID-- 

11 Tax. Jur. 563, eeo* )6 

n Antonlo, 1911), 137 8.V. ll?O# 

Any mblguity w mmsoxusb i e

1 Dillon Run%. Corps., Sec. 25. 

doubt aa to the exlrtrncs of a 

unl688 ~p6~iri~ii~ 8uthorit~ by tho Con8tltutlo!l 

or Strtutos,.rueh state agcumles have no power w suthralty to 

oonvey any or th8 poperty l aqufrewl by them ior the purpoma 

oicwa-ylngoutthr, dutloade&getedto thm. Nhonauthwlz8d 

by rtatuk to oonva~ l wh pmperty, they mut do 80 8trZctly 

Crowh ve toroy (Clv. App. 

t&l: i$i$z ~%koa~ 37 ~6% Jur.'g!io, &o. Si. 

5th 

Vha ta pwwr or or l ut.koz%tfJw Bntr# River ConnerVSAtiOiI a& ROOb5!8u~ a8tFfOt bar t0 di8~~80 Or 85Y O? it8 PCOpert;, is darivd tropn tbsp. 368, A8w a9 

p. I=, vbioh aaoadn Chap, 3 Aota 1934, 7 

, U$b Leg., ast O.S., 

>a'& Leg. 4th C.6. 

urd ~00. 3 0r chap. 19, lota 1935, 44th ug., Beg. a088i0h 

Seotlon l2 of tblr A& ma& aa f'ollowt 
~&8fOhOdO, itbrlng tbOintO&i0aOrtb18~t that 

0 by ule aa in this aeotlon 04mrrl~ authorlsed, 

no 8UOh PCOl3Ol'ty 02' intOPO8t Bhall 0Vof Oopb lllt0 the 

~PWD 0~ 00w0i. dimtif w indamti~8 or rurf. 

puson, r:m or oomcmtion other tam a xa~blw authityamto5u!laoP tb IEVS ortho mate ormxaa. All 

xrd0ad.J. ti8~ ths prOtiSi088 Or thil.SOOtf0~1 f&O 

Iu8t~ctoouldaotooaveyaayoflt8 &uadtoprlv8taptmooxm, flm 

QI oorpovatlona exoept won the equwr tern aad m&or the l xxwe88 

oodltl# ther ein l t o ut. Such a oonmy8nw would dlVO8t fhs 

stat. ortta tltlb. 

887 the nlrtrlotalrp0w of Its wlqmty'.ul~lt 

to another State agsmay? Bucrh a mr, iS it l x.lstr Lo ths 

WstrIot, nut bs rou8d In the or the statut8 

quoted above. It la apparent l &horlFJ is not srpn884 

uu!clerrly.J~. wit sxuta,ltMtba by lmplloat1on. 

rromat~~~truotlonofthe portionof the~uot+letrttrta\rhioh 

rutbt 
391 

8on. mank 0. WI=, 0%. 4 

The tinmaw qwtbd spmem to us to be fatmad 

by the ~~e~tUFS# not a8 a grant of paver, but as a r~t.rlctlon or afmltatian. In our wfnfon, th8 aawu40 qu0tsd 2.8 

IlOt 8UfffOlOnt~ SmifiO t0 00&O? the m? Upon tbs DIetrIot 

to di8mO or It8 proportf by gi*iag it to wtkw 8tM. 

the por1t-J and -ati=pl -vmge 

wphoft+heAottbt atothbg~athle Ao t #b abll e aonetruod a s l uthoriahg the 8610, mf6Ue of 

othe? diSjpr:tiaQ Of Urp 8wh mPe?ty o? btem8t by the 

dlet?lot. 

xtlstoboob8etlredmtthepro~loA8llaiting 

the value ofp?oportyvhIohaaybe sold inaayoao ysarand 

nquiriag dit~th WM or th8 60~nraing hods 0f the m8trf 0t 

to datetaLrre, p?ior to 8Wh -10, that the property 18 not 

new8 

SSlbS. ‘“I: 

to tha btmlnmb of tiM m8t.?fOt, 8p~ly only to 

oon8truotlon pM'8tlttlrq the DirtHot to oxerotee the 

pow? 0rdhp08lngorlupr0perty by *lag it to wthor 

stata agwuy vould IEpuu to th8 Lsgle tuw the latent to 

VS8t iI& thS Baud Of ~OtOF8 Of th8 WStXfUt tb povO?S t0 

frmrrer poperty or the Marlot by @t to another state 

8gw b7 (L 8irpiO Sta$??ity tot8 Or it8 SI&M~?S, Without 

?f#rWWS t0 t&J SggWgILtS w~8 Of th0 pFOPS?w t&US dl8pO8Od 

of Iamy one Jber+advlthoutregardto the aue8tlonwhether 

8UOh pFO~?ty ir XlWO58w t0 the bU8iBO88 Of t&l DfStFlOt. 

In vlw or the 6are vita vhloh the LogIslatu?a he8 

Ororidsd~triotion,upoath6'~'oip~yot~ 

~St?iOt, ft.18 XlOt FMSOllSb~ t0 psVrM that it f8lknded. 

that t&a pow? to glre property of the DIetriot to 0th~ 

&$3fI;fS8 VithOUt S'SStriStfW w tb f@l&$Fo$&iS 

Dl.t?10t: 

ho& b8 poeeessed by the unaglag 

fn- ~MO& thSPe18,tO PUtitdld4,tigulty 

o??aa8Wb~ Qubt M to the paVerOt th ~StrlOttodi8gos6 

0r it8 pr~party by girt to l noth* ame agenay. suoh mbigaw 

oc ?MSOWL~~~ &Ubt Wt b@ m8Oirsd S&Mt ths #Xf#t&U308 Or 

the m?. LOU? QUO8tiOU &AbS? 1 18 thO~fO?e ons9W'Od ill th8 

rusg6tIve,vhLohenSve?readbrr UKUISOSll~SB-r tOyQu? 

SSOond~US8tifXi. 

Pours wry truly 

ATTORRBY oPalERa OF TxAa