86R5729 BEE-D
By: Creighton S.B. No. 478
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to authorization to enter onto property to survey for a
proposed high-speed rail facility.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 112, Transportation Code,
is amended by adding Section 112.0515 to read as follows:
Sec. 112.0515. ENTRY ONTO PROPERTY: EXAMINATION OR SURVEY
FOR HIGH-SPEED RAIL. (a) In this section, "high-speed rail" means
intercity passenger service that is reasonably expected to reach
speeds of at least 110 miles per hour.
(b) A private entity may not enter on the lands or waters of
any person or corporation under Section 112.051 to make an
examination or survey, including a lineal survey, for a proposed
high-speed rail facility unless the department has determined that
the entity is a railroad company for the purposes of Section
112.002.
(c) The department by rule shall adopt procedures to
implement this section.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.