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