85R6337 JTS-D
By: Wray H.B. No. 2163
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the elevation of high-speed rail tracks in certain
counties.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 112, Transportation Code,
is amended by adding Section 112.104 to read as follows:
Sec. 112.104. ELEVATED HIGH-SPEED RAIL TRACKS IN CERTAIN
COUNTIES. (a) In this section, "high-speed rail" means intercity
passenger rail reasonably expected to reach speeds of at least 120
miles per hour.
(b) High-speed rail tracks located in a county with a
population of more than one million or a county adjacent to a county
with a population of more than one million must be elevated on
pylons to 40 feet or more above the ground.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.