TITLE: Relating to the ability to mow, bale, shred, or hoe material on a state highway right-of-way.

SUMMARY: Relating to the ability to mow, bale, shred, or hoe material on a state highway right-of-way.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the ability to mow, bale, shred, or hoe material on a state highway right-of-way. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 202.059(b), Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows: (b) In a county with a population of more than 10,000, if [If] the person requesting permission under Subsection (a) is not the owner of the real property adjacent to the right-of-way that is the subject of the request, the district engineer must first provide the owner of the property the option of mowing, baling, shredding, or hoeing material on the right-of-way before granting permission to another person. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.