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| 1 | - | 86R20134 JXC-D | |
| 2 | - | By: Leman, Oliverson H.B. No. 1986 | |
| 3 | - | Substitute the following for H.B. No. 1986: | |
| 4 | - | By: Raney C.S.H.B. No. 1986 | |
| 1 | + | 86R9688 JXC-D | |
| 2 | + | By: Leman H.B. No. 1986 | |
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| 6 | 4 | ||
| 7 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 8 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 9 | 7 | relating to the compatibility of a high-speed rail facility with | |
| 10 | 8 | multiple types of train technology. | |
| 11 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 12 | 10 | SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 112, Transportation Code, | |
| 13 | 11 | is amended by adding Section 112.063 to read as follows: | |
| 14 | 12 | Sec. 112.063. HIGH-SPEED RAIL TECHNOLOGIES. (a) In this | |
| 15 | 13 | section: | |
| 16 | 14 | (1) "High-speed rail" means passenger service that is | |
| 17 | 15 | reasonably expected to reach speeds of at least 110 miles per hour. | |
| 18 | 16 | (2) "Rail facility" has the meaning assigned by | |
| 19 | 17 | Section 91.001. | |
| 20 | 18 | (b) A private entity that constructs a rail facility for | |
| 21 | - | high-speed rail service shall ensure that the rail facility: | |
| 22 | - | (1) at a minimum, complies with regulations for that | |
| 23 | - | type of rail facility adopted by the Federal Railroad | |
| 24 | - | Administration in 49 C.F.R. Chapter II in effect on January 31, | |
| 25 | - | 2019, regardless of whether the rail facility is an intrastate or | |
| 26 | - | interstate facility or whether a waiver of federal law has been | |
| 27 | - | granted for the rail facility; | |
| 28 | - | (2) is compatible with train technology that exists at | |
| 29 | - | the time construction begins; and | |
| 30 | - | (3) does not interfere with the use of other rail | |
| 31 | - | facilities or train technologies in use at the time construction | |
| 32 | - | begins. | |
| 19 | + | high-speed rail service shall ensure that the facility is | |
| 20 | + | compatible with more than one type of train technology. | |
| 33 | 21 | (c) The department shall adopt rules as necessary to | |
| 34 | 22 | implement this section. | |
| 35 | 23 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |