Texas Transportation Code - Section 254.019. Carrying Out Construction Of Ditches
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§ 254.019. CARRYING OUT CONSTRUCTION OF DITCHES. (a) The
commissioners court shall order the person in charge of the road
adjoining the proposed ditch to construct the ditch in the manner
prescribed, using the earth taken from the excavation to build a
raised road adjoining the ditch. In the alternative, the court may
hire a suitable and competent person other than the person normally
in charge of the road adjacent to the proposed ditch to oversee the
construction of the ditch for compensation in an amount ordered by
the court.
(b) The court by order shall assign to the person in charge
of constructing the ditch all county employees assigned to the road
adjacent to the ditch and all county equipment and materials. The
order shall provide that the person may employ additional labor or
purchase additional equipment or material to construct the ditch.
The order must show the amount to be paid to the director of
construction for the person's services. The court shall order the
money required for additional labor, equipment, or material to be
paid from the money set aside from the road and bridge fund.
(c) The drainage system shall be applied first to the
county's first-class roads, followed by the second-class and
third-class roads.
(d) The county may construct one or more ditches at the same
time, as the financial condition of the county permits.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Section: 254.012 254.013 254.014 254.015 254.016 254.017 254.018 254.019 255.001 255.002 255.003 255.004 255.005 255.006 255.007
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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