### OFFICE OFTHEAtTORNEYGENERAL OFTEXAS AUSTIN 

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vhe nvalntenence, oonetrwtlon 6t.01,nlee**tiM6d in**  **my inqU%X** **’ y**  **ir aOt**  **OOfi?ined to**  (the ooQE#tructlon

end xmlntenanoe of just county roeda, but includes the ootvltmctlon end melntcrwnos of other publio worka. Alno the proposed **work** by such **8upetintsnC~t** aculd oover e period 

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19 or Artiols 3871%. Bsrnon*s Annotetod Clvll Statutes, provides a8 hollower



## 936~.196 Artsr ths first day 0r %xnaary, 193S, it aball lo unlewfnl 

### for thle State, or for any or fta political **subUivblon6,** for eny oounty, city, or town to sngeg6 in the aon**struotibn** or a0y publlo **work** invoiviw 

### Qrvrersionel eagiwarlng, **wher6** publlo health; pub110 w6lrure or publie 

### aarsty iatinvvXved uxileaa the 

### eaglneeringg2en.e end 

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heve been prepared by, and the vngiaearing oonrtmetfon 16 Co be erveu$ed under the Ufrclat

rupsrviaivn 0f.e 

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Erofesslonel snglncrr;wotidod, that nothing: 

### 0 this Aot aball be h&d,to app2.y to say pablio work

whrrrb tha oont6mplet6flvzpeadituro ivr the armlotvd pxo4vaot 4vnrnot 6med ThrovThounan&

(88,ooO.QQ)Dol16mc 3 ProvM64, th6.tthlr Aat shell ast epply to eey rord aeinteneaoe or betterment work mder%ekee by the 

### countycoamle*lonsr~' Couru"

The term "publlework6' eabreou Ella

### conatrwtion ~4 isprwmumtr

, orQlnexily or a 

### mixednetuxe Qesiqned for publlb we, pratsotion or enjQ$laent. 

### Clserly leeluded~unoeg public-work8 are bridgesi ROhOpl bdBling8, WWtOZW~ti~ daDu, l eu6r*,

oanelm and obeneeLe, Levee8 and eeewelle,whervee and pier0, irrl&lon, r60lUntUtion end dr+e@ project*, end hl@weyr end etreete. lndlvrd, everjr@rkunder%eken by the State, e Oounty, munfoi$elftp or **Other** publio agency 1s ne~eeserlly in the broedert emwe, a *publie ‘10rlP. 34 Tax. Jar. 7&l.

The ward *bsttimmnttP ordl~%xily meaJle fmgroV6- hente to propertybetter the!% repeire. **BoUYier ’** **tI Law**  **Dio-**Honorable Cherlea l?. 

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tiorlary. We oonstrue the meaning of the worb 'Cbsttermnt work",as ueed in the ti8t mmtenae or the quoted be~tlon, however, a~ refsrri~ only to betterment work In oonmoticn with roeds.

It is the opinion of this department, under the rm8 stated, that Section 19, supre, Qoee not prohibit the ColPrPlssioneca* Oourt from eppointfng B person not poseesaln$ the quelifiOationo~ofan azkglneer es tlerinad

in Artiola SE71e, 7. A. C. S., ar e superintendent in tha construotion 

### of Qublloworks whsrr the ao8tam lated sxpenditum
ror the oov@eted pojsot doss no% sxoeed 89,000.00~nor ddee said motion prohibit the Cvnef8sfomrr* Court frosl agpolnting auoh a person to aupsroiae any raadmeintsmcnea
or mad betfsmenf mrk underteken by -ths,oountyCommitalonera' Court. :.

Where, however the aotlnt en&gel. in the oonrtrue&n of pub1f Commissloner6~Court 6 worke whersln the oonteaQlatedexpenditure 

### ror the ooaplsted projeot sxoredr &3,000.00, end suchwork.involves publio health, publle welfare or publie 8atsty, and altao lnvolver professlone engineering, it Im the opinion or thin dvpertmnent that, while a 

### non-englnemr oould be ap alated ee gansnal sugwviaor 

### of auch oormtrwtfon, Qdat f05 

### 19 require6 th6 oounty to .enploya registeredprorrerio~l enginssr to prapere the cm&mrrfng pleas ehd spselfisetlon~~andostlmtov, and the engineeringoonstruotion, **liketim,** must be executed L under the direat supervlslon of lruchengineer.

Iðer the oonetruotlon of a parti4uler public wcrlcinvolves "proferrlriOna1 engineori& end whether *publto hsslth, publio welfare or publlo #ef&Yv ia involved,
are questions of feot, and eoneequsntly not 8ubjeat to being ruled on **by** this depertment.

Trusting thet the foregoing fully an6were your ingary, we are 9-J