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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the regulation by the Texas Department of |
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Transportation of right-of-way landscaping. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 202, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 202.062 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 202.062. VEGETATION IN RIGHT-OF-WAY. (a) The |
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department shall institute a program for landowners with property |
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adjacent to the state highway system allowing the planting or |
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replacement of existing vegetation in the right-of-way that affects |
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their property. |
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(b) a landowner who installs right-of-way vegetation must |
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only use plants that are native, regionally appropriate, and |
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pollinator-friendly. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |