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Texas Transportation Code - Chapter 227 Trans-Texas CorridorLegal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Transportation Code > Texas Transportation Code - Chapter 227 Trans-Texas Corridor In this chapter: (1) "Bond" has the meaning assigned by Title 9, Government Code. (2) "Construction" includes extension, expansion, and improvement. (3) "Credit agreement" has ... The commission may adopt rules and the department may implement procedures and forms as necessary or convenient to implement and administer this chapter. Added by ... (a) All laws governing the financing, design, construction, maintenance, or operation of a highway in the state highway system apply to the financing, design, construction, ... (a) The department shall include in a draft or final environmental impact statement prepared as part of the environmental review of a Trans-Texas Corridor project ... The commission shall designate facilities for the Trans-Texas Corridor. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1325, § 1.01, eff. June 21, 2003. ... The commission shall consider the following criteria when selecting a route for a segment of the Trans-Texas Corridor: (1) current and projected traffic patterns; (2) ... Before designating a route for a segment of the Trans-Texas Corridor, the department shall hold at least one public hearing in each county through which ... (a) If the commission determines that the mobility needs of this state would be most efficiently and economically met by jointly operating two or more ... Notwithstanding any other law, including Chapter 181, Utilities Code, Chapter 402, Local Government Code, and Section 49.220, Water Code, the department may: (1) specify the ... (a) The department may: (1) construct or operate any facility as part of the Trans-Texas Corridor; or (2) authorize a governmental or private entity to ... (a) A toll or non-toll highway on the Trans-Texas Corridor that is constructed or operated by another entity shall be part of the state highway ... (a) To the maximum extent practical and economical, the department shall encourage the participation of private entities in the planning, design, construction, and operation of ... A highway, including a turnpike, on the Trans-Texas Corridor is a part of the state highway system. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1325, ... (a) The commission may authorize the operation of a vehicle that exceeds the height, length, or gross weight limitations of Subchapter C, Chapter 621, on ... (a) The department may acquire personal property, except rolling stock, under a conditional sales contract, lease, equipment trust certificate, or other form of contract or ... (a) The department shall conduct or approve each environmental evaluation or study required for an activity associated with the Trans-Texas Corridor. This subsection does not ... (a) Subject to Section 201.617(a-1), the department may acquire, maintain, hold, restore, enhance, develop, or redevelop property for the purpose of mitigating a past, present, ... (a) The department may construct a grade separation at an intersection of a Trans-Texas Corridor facility with another facility and may change the line or ... The department may remove unauthorized personal property, including a vehicle, from the Trans-Texas Corridor without notice and at the owner's expense. Removed property may be ... The department may dedicate one or more lanes of a highway on the Trans-Texas Corridor to the exclusive use of designated classes of vehicles. Added ... (a) The department shall ensure that, at each intersection of a segment of a state highway that is designated as part of the Trans-Texas Corridor ... (a) After receipt of an unsolicited proposal or after soliciting proposals to construct a facility for the transportation of groundwater from the county in which ... (a) A contract for the acquisition, construction, maintenance, or operation of a facility on the Trans-Texas Corridor may not contain a provision that limits or ... (a) Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter, the commission has the same powers and duties relating to the condemnation and acquisition of real property ... (a) In connection with the acquisition of property located in an existing or planned segment of the Trans-Texas Corridor for the purpose of providing a ... (a) As an alternative to paying for an interest in real property or a real property right with a single fixed payment, the department may, ... The department may acquire real property for the Trans-Texas Corridor and immediately lease it back to the former owner for a fixed or indefinite term. ... To ensure the safety and convenience of the public, the department shall, when entering any real property, water, or premises on which is located a ... If the department authorizes another governmental entity to construct or operate a segment of or a facility on the Trans-Texas Corridor, that entity has all ... (a) An owner of a public utility facility holding a certificate of convenience and necessity, certificate of authority, or service provider certificate of authority shall ... If the department acquires a tract for the Trans-Texas Corridor that severs an owner's property, the department may allow the owner to build, in compliance ... Subject to Section 227.062, the department may use any available source of funding in acquiring property for, constructing, and operating the Trans-Texas Corridor, including: (1) ... (a) Each fiscal year, the total amount disbursed by the department out of the state highway fund for the following activities on the Trans-Texas Corridor ... (a) The commission and the department have the same powers and duties relating to the financing of a facility or a system established under Section ... The department may borrow money from the United States or use money in the state infrastructure bank created under Subchapter D, Chapter 222, to fund ... (a) Notwithstanding any other law, including Chapters 161, 162, 163, and 181, Utilities Code, Chapter 402, Local Government Code, and Chapter 49, Water Code, and ... (a) The department may lease property on the Trans-Texas Corridor to any public or private entity. A lease may be for a term not longer ... To the extent that it is not dedicated to another purpose by the constitution, by statute, or by contract, or deposited to a separate account ... Last modified: August 10, 2007 |