88R10857 BEE-D
By: Hernandez H.B. No. 2717
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the maximum length of a train.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 112, Transportation Code,
is amended by adding Section 112.004 to read as follows:
Sec. 112.004. MAXIMUM LENGTH OF TRAIN. A railroad company
may not operate or permit to be operated on any part of a rail line
in this state a train that is 8,500 feet in length or longer.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.