By: Canales H.B. No. 3755
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the regulation by the Texas Department of
Transportation of right-of-way landscaping.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 202, Transportation Code,
is amended by adding Section 202.062 to read as follows:
Sec. 202.062. VEGETATION IN RIGHT-OF-WAY. (a) The
department shall institute a program for landowners with property
adjacent to the state highway system allowing the planting or
replacement of existing vegetation in the right-of-way that affects
their property.
(b) a landowner who installs right-of-way vegetation must
only use plants that are native, regionally appropriate, and
pollinator-friendly.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.