Texas Transportation Code Title 6, Chapter 224 - Acquisition, Construction, And Maintenance
SUBCHAPTER A ACQUISITION GENERALLY
- Texas Section 224.001 - Acquisition By Department
The department shall acquire by purchase, gift, or eminent domain any right-of-way necessary for the national system of interstate and defense highways. Acts 1995, 74th...
- Texas Section 224.002 - Acquisition By County Or Municipality Generally
(a) A county or municipality shall acquire, in the manner provided by law, the highway right-of-way that is requested by the department. (b) Chapter 21,...
- Texas Section 224.003 - Acquisition By Commissioners Court
(a) The commissioners court of a county may acquire by purchase or eminent domain any real property, including a right-of-way, or material, including timber, earth,...
- Texas Section 224.004 - State's Use Of Eminent Domain
(a) If the commissioners court does not acquire a right-of-way under Section 224.003, the commission shall immediately serve the commissioners court with an order identifying...
- Texas Section 224.005 - Participation By Department
(a) In the acquisition of a right-of-way requested by the department in cooperation with local officials for a highway designated by the commission as a...
- Texas Section 224.006 - Payment To County Or Municipality
(a) On delivery to the department of acceptable instruments conveying to the state the requested right-of-way, the department shall prepare and transmit to the comptroller...
- Texas Section 224.007 - Purchase Of Lease Rights
(a) Before acquiring property under this subchapter, the department may purchase the right to lease the property to a third party. (b) The department may...
SUBCHAPTER B CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE GENERALLY
- Texas Section 224.008 - Utility Relocation Costs
In the acquisition of a highway right-of-way by or for the department, the cost of relocating or adjusting utility facilities, which cost may be eligible...
- Texas Section 224.031 - Duty Of Department
(a) The department has exclusive and direct control of all improvement of the state highway system. (b) The department shall prepare and pay for surveys,...
- Texas Section 224.032 - Duty Of Commission
(a) In the development and maintenance of the state highway system, the commission shall provide for the: (1) efficient maintenance of the system; (2) construction,...
SUBCHAPTER C CONTRACT WITH TRANSPORTATION CORPORATION
- Texas Section 224.033 - County Improvement Of State System
(a) The commission may enter into an agreement with the commissioners court of a county for the improvement by the county of the state highway...
- Texas Section 224.061 - Definitions
In this subchapter: (1) "Construction" includes improvement. (2) "Highway" includes an improvement to a highway. (3) "Improvement" includes landscaping. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165,...
- Texas Section 224.062 - Authority To Contract
The commission may contract with a transportation corporation created by the commission under Chapter 431 for the purpose of acquiring highways to be constructed by...
- Texas Section 224.063 - Sufficiency Of Funds
(a) Before contracting under this subchapter, the commission shall determine that it will have sufficient funds available in the year of acquisition to meet its...
- Texas Section 224.064 - Terms And Conditions
(a) The commission shall determine the terms of a contract under this subchapter. (b) The contract may not extend for a period of more than...
- Texas Section 224.065 - Construction Management Services
(a) The commission may contract with a transportation corporation constructing a highway for the commission to supervise the construction of the highway and provide construction...
SUBCHAPTER D DETOUR ROADS
- Texas Section 224.066 - Additional Powers
In addition to the powers granted under this subchapter, the commission has any other power that is reasonable and necessary to allow it to contract...
- Texas Section 224.091 - Detour Road Required
(a) If construction on a part of the state highway system causes the closing of a road to traffic, the department shall select, improve, and...
- Texas Section 224.092 - Duties Of Commission
The commission shall provide for the: (1) equipment and maintenance of a detour road in a manner adequate for the convenience and safety of normal...
SUBCHAPTER E INTERSTATE BRIDGES
- Texas Section 224.093 - Duty Of County
A county shall cooperate with the commission as necessary to adequately provide for the traffic requirements of the public in the selection and maintenance of...
- Texas Section 224.121 - Condition For Implementation
The department may implement this subchapter only if: (1) another state has enacted a statute providing for the acquisition, construction, and maintenance of a bridge...
- Texas Section 224.122 - Interstate Bridge Authorized
The department may spend or allocate aid from any available money to acquire, construct, or maintain a bridge across a stream that is a boundary...
SUBCHAPTER F CONGESTION MITIGATION PROJECTS AND FACILITIES
- Texas Section 224.123 - Authority To Contract
The department by the authority of the governor may agree with appropriate departments of an adjoining state and the United States to implement this subchapter...
- Texas Section 224.151 - Definitions
In this subchapter: (1) "Congestion" means the level at which transportation system performance is no longer acceptable because of traffic interference. The level of acceptable...
- Texas Section 224.152 - Purpose
(a) Subject to the availability of state and federal funds, it is the intent of the legislature to further the purposes of the United States...
- Texas Section 224.153 - High Occupancy Vehicle Lanes Authorized
(a) The department may finance, designate, design, construct, operate, or maintain one or more lanes on a multi-lane highway facility as dedicated high occupancy vehicle...
- Texas Section 224.1541 - Exclusive Lanes
(a) The commission by order may designate and the department may finance, design, construct, operate, or maintain one or more lanes of a state highway...
- Texas Section 224.1542 - Police And Emergency Vehicles
A restriction imposed on a restricted lane under this subchapter does not apply to a police vehicle or an authorized emergency vehicle as defined by...
- Texas Section 224.1543 - Traffic Control Devices
(a) The department shall erect and maintain official traffic control devices necessary to implement and ensure compliance with lane restrictions designated under this subchapter. The...
- Texas Section 224.159 - Adoption Of Rules; Prescribe Forms
The commission shall adopt rules and prescribe forms to administer this subchapter. Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1171, Sec. 1.24, eff. Sept. 1,
Last modified: September 28, 2016