86R8019 JTS-D
By: Leman H.B. No. 1988
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the elevation of high-speed rail tracks.
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. (a) In this
section, "high-speed rail" has the meaning assigned by Section
112.201.
(b) Except as necessary for passenger boarding, high-speed
rail tracks must be elevated on pylons to 40 feet or more above the
ground to allow for the unrestricted movement of pedestrian and
vehicular traffic under the tracks.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.