Enrolled Bill Summary

Senate Bill 165 amends the Transportation Code to authorize certain additional transportation authorities and law enforcement agencies, rather than just the Texas Department of Transportation, to remove personal property from a roadway or right-of-way if the authority or agency determines that the property blocks the roadway or endangers public safety. The bill allows removal without the consent of the owner or carrier of the property and requires the owner or carrier to reimburse the authority or agency for any reasonable cost of removal and disposition of the property. The bill specifies that an authority or law enforcement agency is not liable for any damage to property removed, unless the removal is carried out recklessly or in a grossly negligent manner, nor for any damage resulting from the failure to remove property.