78R1774 JTS-D
By: King H.B. No. 188
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the authority of the Texas Department of Transportation
to purchase or condemn real property for 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. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "Trans-Texas
Corridor" means the multiuse, statewide transportation corridor
described by the department's implementation plan adopted by the
commission on June 27, 2002.
Sec. 201.962. ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY. (a) Subject to
the availability of funds appropriated by the legislature, the
department may purchase or condemn real property necessary or
convenient for the Trans-Texas Corridor, including purchasing or
condemning real property for highway, railway, or utility purposes.
(b) The authority to purchase or condemn real property under
Subsection (a) includes the authority to acquire a right-of-way
that may be leased by the department to a private entity for profit.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2003.