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TX Transp Code § 23.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 3 - Aviation|Chapter 23 - Airport Police Forces|Section 23.001. Establishment of Airport Police Force; Commissioning of Peace Officers

Sec. 23.001.  ESTABLISHMENT OF AIRPORT POLICE FORCE; COMMISSIONING OF PEACE OFFICERS.  The governing body of a joint board, as defined by Section 22.071, or the governing body of a political subdivision that operates an airport served by an air carrier certificated by the Federal Aviation Administration or the United States Department of Transportation may:(1)  establish an airport police force; and(2)  commission and employ a peace officer, subject to Chapter 1701, Occupations Code, if the employee takes and files the oath required of peace officers.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 404 (S.B. 1550), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Transp Code § 25.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 3 - Aviation|Chapter 25 - Notice of Construction of Wireless Communication Facility|Section 25.001. Definition

Sec. 25.001.  DEFINITION.  In this chapter, "wireless communication facility" means an equipment enclosure, antenna, antenna support structure, and any associated facility used for receiving or sending a radio frequency, microwave, or other signal for a commercial communications purpose.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.37, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Transp Code § 25.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 3 - Aviation|Chapter 25 - Notice of Construction of Wireless Communication Facility|Section 25.002. Notice of Construction

Sec. 25.002.  NOTICE OF CONSTRUCTION.  (a)  A person proposing to construct a wireless communication facility that is taller than 100 feet shall, not later than the 30th day before the date the construction begins, mail a letter to:(1)  any airport located within three miles of the proposed facility location; and(2)  the Texas Agricultural Aviation Association.(b)  The letter must state:(1)  the legal description of the proposed site of construction, including a graphic depiction showing:(A)  the location, height, longitude, latitude, pad size, roadway access, and proposed use of the wireless communication facility; and(B)  the location of any guy wires;(2)  at a minimum, the name, phone number, electronic mail address, if any, and mailing address of the person proposing construction of the wireless communication facility; and(3)  a phone number that is operational 24 hours a day, seven days a week, for emergency purposes.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.37, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Transp Code § 25.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 3 - Aviation|Chapter 25 - Notice of Construction of Wireless Communication Facility|Section 25.003. Inapplicability of Chapter

Sec. 25.003.  INAPPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.  This chapter does not apply to:(1)  a structure the main purpose of which is to provide electric service;(2)  a wireless communication facility:(A)  used by an entity only for internal communications;(B)  constructed by a municipality;(C)  used for emergency communications; or(D)  installed for colocation purposes;(3)  a radio or television reception antenna;(4)  a satellite or microwave parabolic antenna not used by a wireless communication service provider;(5)  a receive-only antenna;(6)  an antenna owned and operated by a federally licensed amateur radio station operator;(7)  a cable television company facility;(8)  a radio or television broadcasting facility; or(9)  a colocation antenna.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.37, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Transp Code § 25.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 3 - Aviation|Chapter 25 - Notice of Construction of Wireless Communication Facility|Section 25.004. Effect on Local Ordinances

Sec. 25.004.  EFFECT ON LOCAL ORDINANCES.  This chapter does not preempt a local ordinance regulating a wireless communication facility.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.37, eff. April 1, 2009.|
TX Transp Code § 26.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 3 - Aviation|Chapter 26 - Aquatic Aircraft|Section 26.001. Definitions

Sec. 26.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Aquatic aircraft" means a seaplane, floatplane, or similar aircraft that is capable of taking off and landing on water.(2)  "Department" means the Texas Department of Transportation.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 820, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Transp Code § 26.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 3 - Aviation|Chapter 26 - Aquatic Aircraft|Section 26.002. Application

Sec. 26.002.  APPLICATION.  This chapter applies to all navigable bodies of water of this state other than a navigable body of water that the federal government owns, controls, or has jurisdiction over.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 820, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Transp Code § 26.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 3 - Aviation|Chapter 26 - Aquatic Aircraft|Section 26.003. Regulation Prohibited

Sec. 26.003.  REGULATION PROHIBITED.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), a governmental entity that owns, controls, or has jurisdiction over a navigable body of water may not in an area in which motorized boats are permitted:(1)  prohibit the takeoff, landing, or operation of an aquatic aircraft;  or(2)  regulate or require a permit or fee for the operation of an aquatic aircraft.(b)  A governmental entity described by Subsection (a) may apply to the department to prohibit or limit the operation of aquatic aircraft on a navigable body of water.  The department shall approve the prohibition or limitation if the department determines that safety concerns justify the prohibition or limitation.  The prohibition or limitation may apply to the entire body of water or only to a specified area.(c)  In making a determination under Subsection (b), the department shall consider:(1)  the topography of the body of water or specified area;(2)  the depth of the water and any obstacles that are under the water;(3)  the amount of boat or individual traffic on the body of water or in the specified area;(4)  the interests of persons owning homes that are located on or around the body of water;  and(5)  any other factors that relate to the safe operation of aquatic aircraft.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 820, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Transp Code § 26.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 3 - Aviation|Chapter 26 - Aquatic Aircraft|Section 26.004. Rules

Sec. 26.004.  RULES.  The department shall adopt rules to implement and administer this chapter, including rules specifying how notice shall be given of a prohibition or limitation approved under this chapter.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 820, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Util § 1.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 1.001. Purpose of Code

Sec. 1.001.  PURPOSE OF CODE.  (a)  This code is enacted as a part of the state's continuing statutory revision program, begun by the Texas Legislative Council in 1963 as directed by the legislature in the law codified as Section 323.007, Government Code.  The program contemplates a topic-by-topic revision of the state's general and permanent statute law without substantive change.(b)  Consistent with the objectives of the statutory revision program, the purpose of this code is to make the law encompassed by this code more accessible and understandable by:(1)  rearranging the statutes into a more logical order;(2)  employing a format and numbering system designed to facilitate citation of the law and to accommodate future expansion of the law;(3)  eliminating repealed, duplicative, unconstitutional, expired, executed, and other ineffective provisions;  and(4)  restating the law in modern American English to the greatest extent possible.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 1.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 1.002. Construction of Code

Sec. 1.002.  CONSTRUCTION OF CODE.  Chapter 311, Government Code (Code Construction Act), applies to the construction of each provision in this code except as otherwise expressly provided by this code.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 1.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 1.003. Reference in Law to Statute Revised by Code

Sec. 1.003.  REFERENCE IN LAW TO STATUTE REVISED BY CODE.  A reference in a law to a statute or a part of a statute revised by this code is considered to be a reference to the part of this code that revises that statute or part of that statute.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Util § 252.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 5 - Provisions Affecting the Operation of Utility Facilities|Chapter 252 - Cable Attachments to Electric Cooperative's Distribution Poles|Section 252.001. Definitions

Sec. 252.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Abandoned pole attachment" means a pole attachment:(A)  for which a cable operator has not paid, for a period of 90 consecutive days or more, an invoice for rental charges presented by an electric cooperative, unless there is a bona fide dispute over the invoice; or(B)  that is not removed after authority for the pole attachment has terminated or expired, subject to any extension period for negotiation and mediation described by Section 252.005(c).(2)  "Cable operator" means an entity that owns or operates a cable system, as that term is defined by 47 U.S.C. Section 522, regardless of the nature of the services offered or provided by the entity in addition to cable services.(3)  "Pole" means a pole carrying distribution lines with a voltage rating no higher than 34.5 kilovolts.(4)  "Pole attachment" means an affixture of cables, strands, wires, and associated equipment attached to a pole directly or indirectly.(5)  "Security instrument" means a performance bond or an equivalent financial instrument that guarantees payments of amounts payable to an electric cooperative by a cable operator.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1077 (H.B. 3355), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Util § 252.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 5 - Provisions Affecting the Operation of Utility Facilities|Chapter 252 - Cable Attachments to Electric Cooperative's Distribution Poles|Section 252.002. Applicability

Sec. 252.002.  APPLICABILITY.  (a)  This chapter applies to a pole attachment affixed by a cable operator to a pole owned and controlled by an electric cooperative.  This chapter does not apply to a pole attachment regulated by the Federal Communications Commission under 47 U.S.C. Section 224.(b)  This chapter does not abrogate or affect a right or obligation of a party to a pole attachment contract entered into by a cable operator and an electric cooperative before September 1, 2013.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1077 (H.B. 3355), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Util § 252.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 5 - Provisions Affecting the Operation of Utility Facilities|Chapter 252 - Cable Attachments to Electric Cooperative's Distribution Poles|Section 252.003. Limitation

Sec. 252.003.  LIMITATION.  (a)  This chapter does not constitute state certification under 47 U.S.C. Section 224(c).  If a court determines that this chapter constitutes certification under that section, this chapter is not enforceable and has no effect.(b)  This chapter may not be construed to subject an electric cooperative to regulation by the Federal Communications Commission under 47 U.S.C. Section 224.  This chapter does not authorize a department, agency, or political subdivision of the state to exercise enforcement or regulatory authority over attachments to electric cooperative poles.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1077 (H.B. 3355), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Util § 252.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 5 - Provisions Affecting the Operation of Utility Facilities|Chapter 252 - Cable Attachments to Electric Cooperative's Distribution Poles|Section 252.004. Construction

Sec. 252.004.  CONSTRUCTION.  Unless defined by Section 252.001, the technical terms and phrases in this chapter shall be construed using their usual and customary meanings in the electric and cable industries.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1077 (H.B. 3355), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Util § 252.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 5 - Provisions Affecting the Operation of Utility Facilities|Chapter 252 - Cable Attachments to Electric Cooperative's Distribution Poles|Section 252.006. Transfer of Attachments

Sec. 252.006.  TRANSFER OF ATTACHMENTS.  (a)  An electric cooperative shall provide a cable operator with notice when the electric cooperative is installing a new pole to replace an existing pole to which a pole attachment is affixed due to the rerouting, maintenance, or upgrading of the electric distribution system.  In the notice, the electric cooperative shall specify a date for the cable operator to remove its attachment from the existing pole and transfer the attachment to the new pole.(b)  If a cable operator does not transfer a pole attachment to the new pole on or before the 30th day after the date specified by the electric cooperative under Subsection (a), the electric cooperative may transfer the pole attachment to the new pole at the cable operator's expense, including the cost for the electric cooperative to return to the site.(c)  A cable operator shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the electric cooperative and the cooperative's members, directors, officers, agents, and employees from and against all liability for the removal and transfer of a pole attachment subject to this section, except for personal injury or property damage arising from gross negligence or wilful misconduct of the electric cooperative during the removal and transfer process.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1077 (H.B. 3355), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Util § 252.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 5 - Provisions Affecting the Operation of Utility Facilities|Chapter 252 - Cable Attachments to Electric Cooperative's Distribution Poles|Section 252.007. Abandoned Pole Attachments; Removal

Sec. 252.007.  ABANDONED POLE ATTACHMENTS; REMOVAL.  (a)  A cable operator shall remove the operator's abandoned pole attachment from an electric cooperative's pole not later than the 60th day after the date the cable operator receives from the electric cooperative a written request for removal of the pole attachment.  A cable operator may request an electric cooperative to extend for a reasonable period the 60-day period prescribed by this section at any time before the 60-day period expires.  The request for an extension must be in writing.  The electric cooperative may grant a cable operator a reasonable extension of time to remove an abandoned attachment.(b)  If a cable operator does not remove a pole attachment for which a request for removal was made under Subsection (a) before the expiration of the period described by that subsection or before the expiration of an extended period granted by the electric cooperative, the electric cooperative may remove, use, sell, or dispose of the pole attachment at the cable operator's expense.(c)  An electric cooperative may require that a cable operator post a security instrument in an amount reasonably sufficient to cover the potential cost to the electric cooperative of removal and disposal of abandoned pole attachments.(d)  A cable operator shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the electric cooperative and the cooperative's members, directors, officers, agents, and employees from and against all liability for the removal, use, sale, or disposal of abandoned pole attachments, except for personal injury or property damage arising from the gross negligence or wilful misconduct of the electric cooperative during the removal and disposal process.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1077 (H.B. 3355), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Util § 252.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 5 - Provisions Affecting the Operation of Utility Facilities|Chapter 252 - Cable Attachments to Electric Cooperative's Distribution Poles|Section 252.008. Easements; Indemnity

Sec. 252.008.  EASEMENTS; INDEMNITY.  (a)  A cable operator is responsible for obtaining all rights-of-way and easements necessary for the installation, operation, and maintenance of the operator's pole attachments.(b)  An electric cooperative is not required to obtain or expand a right-of-way or easement to accommodate a pole attachment requested by a cable operator.(c)  An electric cooperative is not liable if a cable operator is prevented from placing or maintaining a pole attachment because the cable operator did not obtain a necessary right-of-way or easement.(d)  A cable operator shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the electric cooperative and the cooperative's members, directors, officers, agents, and employees from and against any liability resulting from the cable operator's failure to obtain a necessary right-of-way or an easement for a pole attachment.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1077 (H.B. 3355), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Util § 301.0001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 6 - Private Power Agreements|Chapter 301 - Wind Power Facility Agreements|Section 301.0001. Definitions

Sec. 301.0001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Grantee" means a person who:(A)  leases property from a landowner; and(B)  operates a wind power facility on the property.(2)  "Wind power facility" includes:(A)  a wind turbine generator; and(B)  a facility or equipment used to support the operation of a wind turbine generator, including an underground or aboveground electrical transmission or communications line, an electric transformer, a battery storage facility, an energy storage facility, telecommunications equipment, a road, a meteorological tower with wind measurement equipment, or a maintenance yard.(3)  "Wind power facility agreement" means a lease agreement between a grantee and a landowner that authorizes the grantee to operate a wind power facility on the leased property.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1293 (H.B. 2845), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Util § 301.0002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 6 - Private Power Agreements|Chapter 301 - Wind Power Facility Agreements|Section 301.0002. Waiver Void; Remedies

Sec. 301.0002.  WAIVER VOID; REMEDIES.  (a)  A provision of a wind power facility agreement that purports to waive a right or exempt a grantee from a liability or duty established by this chapter is void.(b)  A person who is harmed by a violation of this chapter is entitled to appropriate injunctive relief to prevent further violation of this chapter.(c)  The provisions of this section are not exclusive.  The remedies provided in this section are in addition to any other procedures or remedies provided by other law.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1293 (H.B. 2845), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Util § 302.0001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 6 - Private Power Agreements|Chapter 302 - Solar Power Facility Agreements|Section 302.0001. Definitions

Sec. 302.0001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Grantee" means a person, other than an electric utility, as defined by Section 31.002, who:(A)  leases property from a landowner; and(B)  operates a solar power facility on the property.(2)  "Solar energy device" has the meaning assigned by Section 185.001.(3)  "Solar power facility" includes:(A)  a solar energy device; and(B)  a facility or equipment, other than a facility or equipment owned by an electric utility, as defined by Section 31.002, used to support the operation of a solar energy device, including an underground or aboveground electrical transmission or communications line, an electric transformer, a battery storage facility, an energy storage facility, telecommunications equipment, a road, a meteorological tower, or a maintenance yard.(4)  "Solar power facility agreement" means a lease agreement between a grantee and a landowner that authorizes the grantee to operate a solar power facility on the leased property.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 582 (S.B. 760), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Util § 302.0002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 6 - Private Power Agreements|Chapter 302 - Solar Power Facility Agreements|Section 302.0002. Applicability

Sec. 302.0002.  APPLICABILITY.  This chapter applies only to a solar power facility that is a generation asset as defined by Section 39.251.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 582 (S.B. 760), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Util § 302.0003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Utilities Code|Title 6 - Private Power Agreements|Chapter 302 - Solar Power Facility Agreements|Section 302.0003. Waiver Void; Remedies

Sec. 302.0003.  WAIVER VOID; REMEDIES.  (a)  A provision of a solar power facility agreement that purports to waive a right or exempt a grantee from a liability or duty established by this chapter is void.(b)  A person who is harmed by a violation of this chapter is entitled to appropriate injunctive relief to prevent further violation of this chapter.(c)  The provisions of this section are not exclusive.  The remedies provided in this section are in addition to any other procedures or remedies provided by other law.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 582 (S.B. 760), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Water Code § 41.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 3 - River Compacts|Chapter 41 - Rio Grande Compact|Section 41.001. Ratification

Sec. 41.001.  RATIFICATION.  The Rio Grande Compact, the text of which is set out in Section 41.009 of this code, was ratified by the legislature of this state in Chapter 3, page 531, Special Laws, Acts of the 46th Legislature, 1939, after having been signed at Santa Fe, New Mexico, on March 18, 1938, by M.C. Hinderlider, commissioner for the State of Colorado, Thos. M. McClure, commissioner for the State of New Mexico, and Frank B. Clayton, commissioner for the State of Texas, and approved by S.O. Harper, commissioner representing the United States.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 41.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 3 - River Compacts|Chapter 41 - Rio Grande Compact|Section 41.002. Original Copy

Sec. 41.002.  ORIGINAL COPY.  An original copy of the compact is on file in the office of the secretary of state.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 41.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 3 - River Compacts|Chapter 41 - Rio Grande Compact|Section 41.003. Commissioner

Sec. 41.003.  COMMISSIONER.  The governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, shall appoint a commissioner to represent this state on the commission established by Article XII of the compact.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 41.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 3 - River Compacts|Chapter 41 - Rio Grande Compact|Section 41.004. Term of Office

Sec. 41.004.  TERM OF OFFICE.  The commissioner holds office for a term of six (6) years and until his successor is appointed and has qualified.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.  Amended by Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 2504, ch. 823, Sec. 1, eff. June 8, 1971.|
TX Water Code § 41.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Water Code|Title 3 - River Compacts|Chapter 41 - Rio Grande Compact|Section 41.005. Oath

Sec. 41.005.  OATH.  The commissioner shall take the constitutional oath of office and shall also take an oath to faithfully perform his duties as commissioner.|Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971.|