78R1785 MTB-D
By: King H.B. No. 187
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the authority of the Texas Department of Transportation
to charge a fee for transportation of utility service and placement
of facilities along the Trans-Texas Corridor.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 201, Transportation Code, is amended by
adding Subchapter N to read as follows:
SUBCHAPTER N. TRANS-TEXAS CORRIDOR
Sec. 201.961. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:
(1) "Trans-Texas Corridor" means the multiuse,
statewide transportation corridor described by the department
report adopted by the commission on June 27, 2002.
(2) "Utility" includes a public or private entity that
provides, transmits, or transports:
(A) water or sewage service;
(B) telecommunications, cable, or other
communications service;
(C) electric service; or
(D) petroleum and petroleum product pipeline
service.
Sec. 201.962. FEES FOR UTILITIES. (a) The department may
charge a utility a fee for placement of a facility in the
Trans-Texas Corridor right-of-way in the amount and manner
determined by the commission.
(b) The department may charge a utility a fee for the
transportation of utility service along the Trans-Texas Corridor's
dedicated utility zone in the amount and manner determined by the
commission.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.