87R3654 JTS-D
By: Bell of Montgomery H.B. No. 1054
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the filing of a bond by a private high-speed rail
operator with the Texas Department of Transportation.
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. BOND FOR RESTORATION OF REAL PROPERTY USED BY
PRIVATE HIGH-SPEED RAIL OPERATOR. (a) In this section,
"high-speed rail" has the meaning assigned by Section 112.201.
(b) Before a private entity begins operation of high-speed
rail, including the extension of an existing service, the entity
must file with the department a bond in an amount determined by the
commission to be sufficient to restore real property used for the
service to its original condition if the service ceases operation.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.