**OFFICEOFTHEATTORNEY GENERALOFTEXAS**  **AUSTIN**

GROVER **SELLERS ATTORNEI** 

GCNERAL 

# $ norableH, D. Dodgen, **?heOUtite %OrOtWr**  em, nab a oyster Commlsslon **batin,** Texas

**Dea~ Sir:**  Opinion No. C-7262 Rel ~Palidltyof propoawl leasa oontraot whereby Optor Comba 8ite fat t&e e on oi eMarin0

Thl8will roknonlmd~ereoript of your Whereinyou **requert** the opinion oi thla de Qt a oertela propoerb hare 00 ;$oW 18tt.r. l

ubdtted br the One to the Teres 

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and ia further oh to oonstruot the sold bullbing, and Oyster Fund.

theland upon whioh the ml11 was loosted.aon. R. D. GoOgea - Page $2

Aleo, pr4rfou8 opinionNo. O-3100 of thi8 d*partmnAtheld #at 

### l tetuten **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 

### l stabllnh the atetion. EthT'- That OQiAiOA qU0 0 rom t-se of Terre11 t, Sc*r'ks,104Tar. 191, 1)s 3.W. s19, inVhIOh 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-e6tablIeh4dprlnolpln **t&et** stntutns **oonteining** granta of powar ‘armto be 04n6tru06 60 66 **to** Inolude the cruthorltr to do 411 thIAg6 nnoeeaary to rooomplleh the **objoot** of the gr4At. The grant of l a expreenpowor oerrlee rith It **by Aeo46eary**  ImplIoetIoA 

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### otherpower 

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x~r4eely grantd. %4r4 thn lew oo6tm4~de naything to b4 iloA4,it authorIe48 thr paHoraa~o4 of rshntevnr

m*y bn A604aBaFr ror 

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Sincethe aoquIeItloA of lend InA448884ry In order to oerry out the 

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**xeoutisn of**  **the pmnr**  **grQnt8d to**  the fhml.86lan to b~lld l Yerlne laborstoryGulldIng, thoAth4 only r4meIAlng qu4etIoA 18 how l uoh 4oquI6itlonany b4mad.. 

### wOenaraUyepe&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.,tO 8Af Purpo64 **68** the **ntstn e666**  fit.4 (38Ter.Sur.836)

**IA** our oplnioh, the~wfore, the Con6&8i;fOG,I'?th4 4besAoe of oonntitutionalor 

### l t*tutory r*strIotIoAe, would hev4 the name right toaoquire land for t&o herstoiolu m4ntione4 purpose bf **14a64** oontmot an by purehaea,boaatioa, 64rieo. or otherm4nn8, proVi64d that t&n Co~~&nnior has found that theaoqulnitlon OS partloular lendby a leasr oontraot Ir **reanonablr** neorre6rp **to** the **4rroution** Of the power granted l uoh Com~IeeIon to OOA6trUOt 4 EarIn Laboratory WlildIix&

IA 

### re&rd to 14aa4 ooAtraot6, howor*r, th4 Stat4 Couetibutlon ProhIbItnthe **oreatlon** of l A.p debt by or 011behalf Of the stat8 (Sso.&9,Art3), l

aU f'urthrrprovide6 thbrt no 8pproprIatIOAof moneymey be made Zor **a** longor term then t*o r~ar8 (Coo.6of 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 l xprenn euthorlty wInto for l uoh oantraot,but lmPli*d

### authority did nxlet to rrnt or 10888 propmty f4r l rnorle6 forthe term of th4 

### l pproprletlon l

ot. H4 held that the iIn+J44r 4Oatreot 

### waerold, eFoo4 it bound tha Steto to pa7

### r4otale aftar a4 4Ad of the bIonnia1 epproptintion to the AdfUtaAtC*A*ral.Hon. I?.0. Godgsn - ?a@ iJ

The oese **of** Texee Wet~onel Guard hxmory Bmrd 'I. YoGraw (Sup.Ct.), 126S, **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*04ntIng from themujadty on other matters, maid;

"Ii I properly **iAtBTpr6t** the Op;ll$QA Oi the

### majority, It hold8 that thin law does not attempt t4 aut&orIA@ 14eg4 OOAtraOt6With t&B 6tet4, BxO@pt rOX t-MO y‘,arB at 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 that the prop46ed ~eeee ooatraot invol~~g 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 bema64 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 thepX46OAt bl*naiol eppr4prIatlon to the C~AAAI~BIOA,. t&on l uoh **leas4 0ontreot**  rOti not **bc** obJ4otIonnble OA t&n grounds 2-4IeedIn the oattoof Fort ':brth

Cltilrtm T. -- GhepAeti (supra).

A rurthrr requIr4ment to tJi4 validity of 6Uoh 14864 64Atreat IS aub6tantlal oomplIenoe by the **Aren6ee County**  **?brfgetloa** DIetrIot No. Onewith 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(i by gift, purohsaa or in esttleAunt 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 oonnsotlonwith th4 d4Y614pm4nt Of suoh IUIVigation projeot,and prorlded Surtherthet much 8414 or leeee shell b4med8d.u the smne4E prodded in thisSubseation. D4roA4&fag **nuoh** 8alC or 14a84, the Ravigatloa and CanalComuIeslon shall **oeuae** to be publIshed In som* n4wepep6xor general 0IrouletIonWithfA saidXavIgatIon 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 

### l pprOtiA@t@ aslakmt Qf 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 

### l oaompeni@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 'forSU4h l@es@, to ~*rqAt** t&et gush bl.dder

will 

### performthe 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 

### Retlgetlonend Oenel 

### Oommlea1onoonflrmtngmoh **8810,** whldh **order,** amongother thinga, ahall rot forth the tarma thereof, lnoludlng the oonridsratlon therator, and whioh ahall **farther** provldo that when auoh bidder ociaplls8 with thr tormaof 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

### oonpletionei the *boreXatod raqulruaonta, 

### it la ouraplnio~,thatthe afm88ald lel8eOIXItreat will bo valid.