84R11975 JXC-D
By: Kolkhorst S.B. No. 1601
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to eminent domain authority of and safety standards
applicable to high-speed rail systems.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 81.001, Transportation Code, is amended
by adding Subdivision (3) to read as follows:
(3) "High-speed rail" means intercity passenger rail
service that is reasonably expected to reach speeds of at least 110
miles per hour.
SECTION 2. Section 112.002, Transportation Code, is amended
by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (b)(5), a company that
operates a high-speed rail system may not exercise the power of
eminent domain for the system.
SECTION 3. Section 111.103(a), Transportation Code, is
repealed.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2015.