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OFFICE OF THE AH’ORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 
Iionorabla J6m4s E. Xllday, Dimotor, pess 81 
A t?&lfidb & ‘ttt#Rrcmi4& I& &#@88%8jr h&*tng’ 

b.en ‘ranted by .omp.t.nt f4d.s.l wthority for. op.r.t&oa 

over 1 rr.&kr roqtor to ..ad fmm paintrr ri%&fn the W.$. of 

Texw ad othar~rtator, the 1~8wawo~0~ring publio~ 00avoisS.A$o~. ana Aoourlty hew buA 8itbl,d ind thu. %8 pnD~8.d 

‘to th6~,&iilraad-c%md8aSan fork dotrrmSaattunr ugoa prep** 

a~~l:O~t&OXl, th. quiatlan of whothot’th. qafOty of tho travub 

ia(tpublfe.ndth4 grssWvationOf~& h&hway.wiLlpsranait . 

bu.h.addi8Soa.l burd4na. l&w propar #howla@ before tb. 

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.%aSlr6ad CQDIILlmfon, the Owaiwio~ plight ibid that epW.tioM 

ovu say wd all routu wlthln the terz5tw to b. 8.n.d by 

the urriar uuder ft8 interstate Wrt%fLoato~wOU.bl 048 adruwly’af’hot th him8~ rubfeot to the u.., or Q&o pub110 

mrety, Wwhloh .t.& 18 i. oe, apinion that th. ,f%m&abia 

would bo aothorioed M i+auO 188 eutlfloata in l owardknoe 

with mob tindin& X8 a&h8 ‘be tha0 th. l rid.no. befor. th. 

ocwmiillaawoold sharr th.8 .nly oolrtainof tb4 .raUablo 

‘rout.edthlath.terr$t&ry 06ulff bow th. addltioxulburd.a, 

or that Qhe voltma of tiraitio or ether airourbmora would 

rvquir. t&at th. operet&ona o? a mrrior~holdfne .uoh a ..rtiftoate la fnteratate oommoroe should be prorated or divided 
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Hononbla 3amu 8, Bllday, D%.motor, Page 4 

b o twun 6o w~xd l vaQabh r4Ut.B hd -1Oa.d.. t. Oth4x6. 

Although the '19zlra ~tax CuPlet Aat 4448 aot l utborlao th4 

i86M~60 Oi 6 0.X’tiiiO.t. Of ..8V.ll$~nOO l fbd Zk#OB~it~ OYW 

Smgular ~routu in puwly intw8$ata o~oi,‘tha raUdlc)y: 

oi the lRtu88680 OutitiOato i6RIti. by tha I~tomtuto Qcawr.0~86hn~.~6Witto WA~tof Oo13@'+6~uBtb.N~ 

0piB.d. fti8 oaly iathi8 

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thattbh, ?OB@O~tir.~Wi&~~~ 

tions.may prop*rl* fuotioa wit tho roepe-of tb l uthorZt$ 

ocanittedl to uoh; 

I.i~thlB .OM.otiOn ft'8ktid b4'point.d Out the8 

meation 10 oi t&o %x86 ilotor Uuxhr,Aat r4q*ru~th4 ap 

plioatioh PO rbw the Vomplote m&e or route& OTW whioh~ 

a lieant $061r46~ to op4r4taw aid l oooapnny 6m4. ulS@ “a 

3 at or Wg shod&g the route Or~reqOoa ovaf wBi& l ppliauit 

dO8iX.B $0 operato.w .'fbOrO wwld IbW Cb'bO LlxI rOW@I&WkRPtJ 

4n l pplioupt holding 8n int4r8t.80 .4rtifio.ts of uli* ohmactor rhould net k Mqutrad to dotigaato in 186:rppl~wtiw 

the 1.ri.48 iXH&UhX rOUt.8 whioh it ~~OW6 te Oh UUdOX 

it8 int4r8tat4 oextlfSo6t4, In emjar? tkmt,thq ~asrraf4~lon cy 

be fully infom+d aad rsy'haar usd dataa~a tlwQuoat%onrl rS6iug OOA042111flpc 8hO 1164 Of all or any paxtSoular hlqhmy 

ritaotbd. 

. Your fir88 qurrtion i. answered ip the diimmtiro, 

'Bu ragond qtio.tlen la uww8nd inth. ~1 tiv.. 

LTattam pwtabdqg t~publio ~~nrenla&~~ 6nd IYW#S r by End 

the •UT~U to be pcrrt0nn.d ln intustat. owra. uu4.p .A 

intuatata wxtitloato iuued by th. Intoratato Oaaaarro@ Oimmi68ion ax0 govornad by the Yodar& Yotor aBxder A& 6f 1985 

and the xubr &nd rq@latlona of the IRtu8tata ~maroa CarRi86son. 

In uim.r to yo\tr thixd question it 16 our opinion 

&a under the .ltuation pm~ontad no additional oortlfioata 

or authority wmtld bo naouu~ under the @bX68 Motor C4rri.r 

A.t by orbor to u8e tha~Bighwa~8 at the atata of T4u4 to 

operate in iatar~tata ecmnarm undu a valid intorotate oar8 ifs0.t.. The Bailroad 0~1~100 having Issued it8 oartifioato to u64 tha hSghwa$* md ho appeal having bun taken 

tharofrom it would be pammod ,that the CowS68ion had found 

that uoh hS@iway witbln tha~tsrrltorJr oaarad by the lntw- 
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l k t* ..r)ifiOetO o wld b..r t&4 8bd:thlid b nr deOf n tnii~o .