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Texas Transportation Code

§ 257.003 — ACQUISITION OF ROADS

TN § 257.003Title 6. ROADWAYS · Part C. COUNTY ROADS AND BRIDGES · Ch. 257. ROAD DISTRICTS · Art. A. GENERAL PROVISIONS

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(a)Subject to Subsection (b), a road district established pursuant to Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, may agree to:
(1)reimburse a private person for money spent to construct a road or improvement that has been or will be dedicated or otherwise transferred to public use; or
(2)purchase a road or improvement constructed by a private person.
(b)A road district may agree to make a reimbursement or purchase under Subsection (a) only if:
(1)the construction was carried out through the award of contracts in substantial conformity with the bid procedures applicable to a county;
(2)the construction was performed in accordance with the road standards and rules of the county in which the road or improvement is located; and

Legislative history

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.