OFFICEOFTHEATTORNEY GENERALOFTEXAS 

AUSTIN 

GROVER SELLERS 

ATTORNEI GCNERAL 

$ norable H, D. Dodgen, ?heOUtite %OrOtWr 

em, nab a oyster Commlsslon 

batin, Texas 

Dea~ Sir: Opinion No. C-7262 

Rel ~Palidlty of propoawl leasa oontraot 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. l ubdtted 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 

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. 

That OQiAiOA qU0 EthT'- 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 cruthorltr to do 411 thIAg6 nnoeeaary 

to rooomplleh the objoot of the gr4At. The grant of l a 

expreen powor oerrlee rith It by Aeo46eary ImplIoetIoA 

l v*ry other power A800666rl Ad ~ proper to t&o 4X4OUtIOA 

of the power l x~r4eely grantd. %4r4 thn lew oo6tm4~de 

naything to b4 iloA4, it authorIe48 thr paHoraa~o4 of 

rshntevnr m*y bn A604aBaFr ror l x*outIng It8 OOlml6nd8.~ 

Since the aoquIeItloA of lend In A448884ry In order to oerry 

out the l xeoutisn of the pmnr grQnt8d to the fhml.86lan to b~lld l 

Yerlne laborstory GulldIng, thoAth4 only r4meIAlng qu4etIoA 18 how 

l uoh 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.,tO 8Af 

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 l t*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 l uoh Com~IeeIon to OOA6trUOt 4 EarIn Laboratory 

WlildIix& 

IA re&rd to 14aa4 ooAtraot6, howor*r, th4 Stat4 Couetibutlon 

ProhIbItn the oreatlon of l A.p debt by or 011 behalf Of the stat8 

(Sso.&9,Art 3), l aU f'urthrr provide6 thbrt no 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 l xprenn euthorlty wInto for l uoh oantraot, but 

lmPli*d authority did nxlet to rrnt or 10888 propmty f4r l rnorle6 

for the term of th4 l pproprletlon l ot. 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*04ntIng from the mujadty 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 

OOAtraOt6 With 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 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 eppr4prIatlon to the C~AAAI~BIOA,. t&on l uoh leas4 0ontreot 

rOti not bc obJ4otIonnble OA t&n grounds 2-4Ieed In the oatto of 

-- Fort ':brth Cltilrt m T. GhepAe ti (supra). 

A rurthrr requIr4ment to tJi4 validity 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(i by gift, purohsaa or in esttleAunt of anp lfti.getIon, ooatro+4r6y, ar oleti in b&ali 

Of the dintriOt, or ‘IA &A]r Other IMiAA8r, prOVide6 SUOh 

lends are not n64essary to ba Us46 by suoh 8iBVigetiOA 

DIntrIot IA oonnsotlon with th4 d4Y614pm4nt Of suoh IUIVigation projeot, and prorlded Surtherthet much 8414 or 

leeee shell b4 med8d.u the smne4E prodded in this Subseation. 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 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 'for SU4h l@es@, to ~*rqAt** 

t&et gush bl.dder will 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 ociaplls8 with 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 reeaonrbh 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~,that the afm88ald lel8e OIXItreat will bo valid.