Texas Transportation Code Title 6, Chapter 472 - Miscellaneous Provisions

SUBCHAPTER A GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS FOR JOINT PAYMENT OF CERTAIN HIGHWAY COSTS

• Texas Section 472.001 - Contracts Between Certain Governmental Entities To Engage In Joint Project
  (a) A state agency, political subdivision, or road district of a county may contract with a transportation corporation created by the commission under Chapter 431...
• Texas Section 472.002 - Contracts Involving Political Subdivision Or Road District To Construct And Maintain Highway
  The governing body of a political subdivision or road district that determines an improvement is reasonable, necessary, and beneficial to the subdivision or district may...

SUBCHAPTER B DEPARTMENT AUTHORITY TO REMOVE PROPERTY FROM STATE HIGHWAYS

• Texas Section 472.003 - County Payments For Joint Highway Projects
  (a) The commissioners court of a county may issue bonds and contract with a road district, road utility district, state agency, or other governmental entity...
• Texas Section 472.011 - Definition
  In this subchapter, "personal property" includes personal property of any kind or character, including: (1) a vehicle, as defined by Section 502.001, that is damaged...
• Texas Section 472.012 - Department Authority Generally
  (a) The department may remove personal property from the right-of-way or roadway of the state highway system if the department determines the property blocks the...
• Texas Section 472.013 - Owner And Carrier Responsible For Costs Of Removal And Disposition
  The owner and the carrier of personal property removed under this subchapter shall reimburse the department for the costs of removal and disposition. Acts 1995,...
• Texas Section 472.014 - Department Not Liable For Damages
  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the department and its officers and employees are not liable for: (1) any damage to personal property resulting from...

SUBCHAPTER C CRIMINAL OFFENSES AND PENALTIES REGARDING WARNING SIGNS AND BARRICADES

• Texas Section 472.015 - Contracts For Removal Of Property
  In contracting with a private business or businesses for the removal of personal property from the right-of-way or roadway of the state highway system, the...
• Texas Section 472.021 - Tampering With Warning Devices
  (a) A person commits an offense if the person tampers with, damages, or removes a barricade, flare pot, sign, flasher signal, or other device warning...

SUBCHAPTER D METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATIONS

• Texas Section 472.022 - Obeying Warning Signs And Barricades
  (a) A person commits an offense if the person: (1) disobeys the instructions, signals, warnings, or markings of a warning sign; or (2) drives around...
• Texas Section 472.031 - Definitions
  In this subchapter: (1) "Metropolitan planning organization" means a metropolitan planning organization designated or redesignated under 23 U.S.C. Section 134. (2) "Policy board" means the...
• Texas Section 472.032 - Voting Proxies By Policy Board Members
  (a) A policy board may provide in its bylaws for appointment of voting proxies by its members. (b) A proxy appointed under Subsection (a): (1)...
• Texas Section 472.033 - Applicability Of Conflicts Of Interest Law To Policy Board Members
  (a) A policy board member is considered to be a local public official for purposes of Chapter 171, Local Government Code. (b) If a policy...
• Texas Section 472.034 - Standards Of Conduct; Ethics Policy
  (a) A policy board member or employee of a metropolitan planning organization may not: (1) accept or solicit any gift, favor, or service that might...
• Texas Section 472.035 - Coordination With Department To Develop Long-term Planning Assumptions
  Each metropolitan planning organization shall work with the department to develop mutually acceptable assumptions for the purposes of long-range federal and state funding forecasts and...
• Texas Section 472.036 - Internet Broadcast And Archive Of Open Meetings
  In a manner that complies with Section 551.128(c), Government Code, a metropolitan planning organization that serves one or more counties with a population of 350,000...

Last modified: September 28, 2016