Texas Transportation Code

§ 284.013 — CONVEYANCE OF FERRY CONNECTING STATE HIGHWAYS

TN § 284.013Title 6. ROADWAYS · Part D. ROAD LAWS RELATING TO PARTICULAR COUNTIES · Ch. 284. CAUSEWAYS, BRIDGES, TUNNELS, TURNPIKES, FERRIES, AND HIGHWAYS IN CERTAIN COUNTIES · Art. A. GENERAL PROVISIONS

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(a)The commission by order may convey a ferry operated under Section 342.001 to a county or local government corporation incorporated under Chapter 431 in a county to which this chapter applies if:

(1)the commission determines that the proposed conveyance is an integral part of the region's overall plan to improve mobility in the region;

(2)the county or local government corporation:

(A)agrees to the conveyance; and

(B)agrees to assume all liability and responsibility for the maintenance and operation of the ferry on its conveyance; and

(3)a majority of the voters in the municipality in which the ferry is located, voting in an election held for that purpose, approve the conveyance.

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 877 (S.B. 1131), Sec. 4, eff. June 17, 2005. Renumbered from Transportation Code, Section 284.011 by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 921 (H.B. 3167), Sec. 17.001(74), eff. September 1, 2007.