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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to authorization to enter onto property to survey for a |
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proposed high-speed rail facility. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 112, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 112.0515 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 112.0515. ENTRY ONTO PROPERTY: EXAMINATION OR SURVEY |
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FOR HIGH-SPEED RAIL. (a) In this section, "high-speed rail" means |
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intercity passenger service that is reasonably expected to reach |
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speeds of at least 110 miles per hour. |
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(b) A private entity may not enter on the lands or waters of |
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any person or corporation under Section 112.051 to make an |
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examination or survey, including a lineal survey, for a proposed |
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high-speed rail facility unless the department has determined that |
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the entity is a railroad company for the purposes of Section |
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112.002. |
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(c) The department by rule shall adopt procedures to |
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implement this section. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |