Texas Transportation Code
§ 203.052 — COMMISSION DETERMINATION REQUIRED
TN § 203.052Title 6. ROADWAYS · Part A. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION · Ch. 203. MODERNIZATION OF STATE HIGHWAYS; CONTROLLED ACCESS HIGHWAYS · Art. D. ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY
Statute text
View on source(a)The commission may acquire an interest in real property, a property right, or a material under Section 203.051 only if the commission determines that the acquisition is necessary or convenient to a state highway to be constructed, reconstructed, maintained, widened, straightened, or extended.
(b)Property necessary or convenient to a state highway for purposes of Subsection (a) includes an interest in real property, a property right, or a material that the commission determines is necessary or convenient to:
(1)protect a state highway;
(2)drain a state highway;
(3)divert a stream, river, or other watercourse from the right-of-way of a state highway;
(4)store materials or equipment for use or used in the construction or maintenance of a state highway;
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Legislative history
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 281 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 2.10, eff. June 14, 2005. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 7), Sec. 3, eff. November 18, 2005.