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TX Transp Code § 202.081 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle A - Texas Department of Transportation|Chapter 202 - Control of Transportation Assets|Subchapter D. Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement|Section 202.081. Definition

Sec. 202.081.  DEFINITION.  In this subchapter "reclaimed asphalt pavement" means hot mix asphalt pavement and any accompanying tack coat, seal coat, or chip seal removed as millings or broken pavement pieces from a road during construction, reconstruction, or repavement under the authority of the department.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 202.082 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle A - Texas Department of Transportation|Chapter 202 - Control of Transportation Assets|Subchapter D. Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement|Section 202.082. Disposal of Asphalt

Sec. 202.082.  DISPOSAL OF ASPHALT.  (a)  The department shall dispose of all reclaimed asphalt pavement from a road in the state highway system in the most cost-effective and environmentally sensitive manner the department considers appropriate, giving priority to political subdivisions of this state for the maintenance, development, and construction of public works projects.(b)  Disposal of reclaimed asphalt pavement under this section is not subject to:(1)  Chapter 2175, Government Code; or(2)  the statutory or regulatory authority of the comptroller formerly exercised by the General Services Commission.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.11(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 937 (H.B. 3560), Sec. 1.111, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Transp Code § 202.091 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle A - Texas Department of Transportation|Chapter 202 - Control of Transportation Assets|Subchapter E. Telecommunications Facilities|Section 202.091. Definition

Sec. 202.091.  DEFINITION.  In this subchapter, "telecommunications" means any transmission, emission, or reception of signs, signals, writings, images, or sounds of intelligence of any nature by wire, radio, optical, or other electromagnetic systems.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1171, Sec. 1.20, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Transp Code § 202.092 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle A - Texas Department of Transportation|Chapter 202 - Control of Transportation Assets|Subchapter E. Telecommunications Facilities|Section 202.092. Use of Department Facilities

Sec. 202.092.  USE OF DEPARTMENT FACILITIES.  Notwithstanding any other law, a telecommunications provider may not place or maintain its facilities or otherwise use improvements, including structures, medians, conduits, or telecommunications equipment or lines, constructed or installed by the state as components of the state highway system except by a lease under Section 202.052 or an agreement under Section 202.093.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1171, Sec. 1.20, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Transp Code § 202.093 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle A - Texas Department of Transportation|Chapter 202 - Control of Transportation Assets|Subchapter E. Telecommunications Facilities|Section 202.093. Agreement

Sec. 202.093.  AGREEMENT.  (a)  Notwithstanding any other law, the department may enter into an agreement with a telecommunications provider allowing the provider, for the provider's commercial purposes, to:(1)  place the provider's telecommunications facilities within the median of a divided state highway;  or(2)  place lines within or otherwise use telecommunications facilities owned or installed by the state in or on the improved portion of a state highway, including a median, structures, equipment, conduits, or any other component of the highway facilities constructed or owned by the department.(b)  An agreement entered into under Subsection (a) may provide for compensation between the department and the telecommunications provider in the form of cash or the shared use of facilities.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1171, Sec. 1.20, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Transp Code § 202.094 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle A - Texas Department of Transportation|Chapter 202 - Control of Transportation Assets|Subchapter E. Telecommunications Facilities|Section 202.094. Competitive Sealed Proposal

Sec. 202.094.  COMPETITIVE SEALED PROPOSAL.  (a)  Before entering into an agreement with a telecommunications provider under this subchapter, the department shall follow a procedure using competitive sealed proposals.(b)  The department shall solicit proposals by a request for proposals and shall publish notice of the request in at least two newspapers of general circulation and in the Texas Register.(c)  The proposals shall be opened so as to avoid disclosure of contents to competing offerors during the process of negotiation.  After a contract is awarded, all proposals that have been submitted shall be open for public inspection subject to Subchapter C, Chapter 552, Government Code.(d)  The department may discuss an acceptable or potentially acceptable proposal with an offeror to assess the offeror's ability to meet the solicitation requirements.  After the submission of a proposal but before making an award, the department may permit the offeror to revise the proposal in order to obtain the best final offer.  The department may not disclose any information derived from proposals submitted from competing offerors in conducting discussions under this section.  The department shall provide each offeror with an equal opportunity for discussion and revision of proposals.(e)  The department shall make a written award of a contract to the offeror whose proposal is the most advantageous to the state, considering price and the evaluation factors in the request for proposals, except that if the department finds that none of the offers is acceptable, it shall refuse all offers.  The contract file must state in writing the basis on which the award is made.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1171, Sec. 1.20, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Transp Code § 202.095 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle A - Texas Department of Transportation|Chapter 202 - Control of Transportation Assets|Subchapter E. Telecommunications Facilities|Section 202.095. Applicability

Sec. 202.095.  APPLICABILITY.  (a)  Subtitle D, Title 10, Government Code, does not apply to a procurement under this subchapter.(b)  This subchapter does not limit a telecommunications provider from placing lines or facilities in the unimproved portion of state highway right-of-way to the extent authorized by applicable law.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1171, Sec. 1.20, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Transp Code § 202.096 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle A - Texas Department of Transportation|Chapter 202 - Control of Transportation Assets|Subchapter E. Telecommunications Facilities|Section 202.096. Revenue

Sec. 202.096.  REVENUE.  The department shall deposit in the state highway fund any revenue received under this subchapter.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1171, Sec. 1.20, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Transp Code § 202.097 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle A - Texas Department of Transportation|Chapter 202 - Control of Transportation Assets|Subchapter E. Telecommunications Facilities|Section 202.097. Rulemaking

Sec. 202.097.  RULEMAKING.  The commission shall adopt rules for the implementation of this subchapter.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1171, Sec. 1.20, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Transp Code § 202.111 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle A - Texas Department of Transportation|Chapter 202 - Control of Transportation Assets|Subchapter F. Advance Acquisition of Property|Section 202.111. Definition

Sec. 202.111.  DEFINITION.  In this subchapter, "advance acquisition" means an acquisition by the commission under Section 202.112.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1325, Sec. 3.02, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Transp Code § 202.112 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle A - Texas Department of Transportation|Chapter 202 - Control of Transportation Assets|Subchapter F. Advance Acquisition of Property|Section 202.112. Advance Acquisitions

Sec. 202.112.  ADVANCE ACQUISITIONS.  (a)  The commission may acquire real property or an interest in real property or purchase an option to acquire real property for possible use in or in connection with a transportation facility before:(1)  a final decision has been made as to whether the transportation facility will be located on that property; or(2)  environmental clearance has been issued for the transportation facility by the appropriate federal or state authority.(b)  An advance acquisition shall be made by the commission using the procedures authorized under Subchapter D of Chapter 203 or other law authorizing the commission or the department to acquire real property or an interest in real property for a transportation facility.  If the commission acquires real property or an interest in real property under Subchapter D of Chapter 203 or other law, the commission may make an advance acquisition in the manner provided by this subchapter.(c)  The commission may not make an advance acquisition by condemnation.(d)  An option to acquire real property purchased under this section may not expire later than the fifth anniversary of the date the option was purchased and may be renewed for subsequent periods that expire not later than the fifth anniversary of the date the option was renewed, by agreement of the commission and the grantor of the option or the grantor's heirs or assigns.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1325, Sec. 3.02, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 281 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 2.06, eff. June 14, 2005.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 259 (H.B. 1201), Sec. 5, eff. June 17, 2011.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 862 (H.B. 2646), Sec. 2, eff. June 15, 2017.|
TX Transp Code § 202.113 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle A - Texas Department of Transportation|Chapter 202 - Control of Transportation Assets|Subchapter F. Advance Acquisition of Property|Section 202.113. Disposal of Surplus Property

Sec. 202.113.  DISPOSAL OF SURPLUS PROPERTY.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), the commission shall dispose of property acquired by advance acquisition that is not needed for a transportation facility in the manner provided by Subchapter B.(b)  Notwithstanding any other law, the commission first shall offer property described by Subsection (a) for sale to the person from whom the commission acquired the property at a price that is equal to the lesser of:(1)  the price the commission paid the person to acquire the property; or(2)  the fair market value of the property at the time it is offered for sale under this subsection, taking into account any damage to the property.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1325, Sec. 3.02, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 862 (H.B. 2646), Sec. 3, eff. June 15, 2017.|
TX Transp Code § 202.114 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle A - Texas Department of Transportation|Chapter 202 - Control of Transportation Assets|Subchapter F. Advance Acquisition of Property|Section 202.114. Management

Sec. 202.114.  MANAGEMENT.  If requested by the department, property acquired by advance acquisition may be managed by the General Land Office on behalf of the department as the department and the General Land Office may agree.  Subchapter E, Chapter 31, Natural Resources Code, does not apply to property acquired under this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1325, Sec. 3.02, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Transp Code § 203.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle A - Texas Department of Transportation|Chapter 203 - Modernization of State Highways; Controlled Access Highways|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 203.001. Definitions

Sec. 203.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Controlled access highway" means a designated state highway to or from which access is denied or controlled, in whole or in part, from or to adjoining real property or an intersecting public or private way, without regard to whether the designated state highway is located in or outside a municipality.(2)  "Person" includes an individual, corporation, association, or firm.(3)  "Public or private way" includes a street, road, highway, or alley.(4)  "State agency" includes a department or agency of this state.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 203.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle A - Texas Department of Transportation|Chapter 203 - Modernization of State Highways; Controlled Access Highways|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 203.002. Modern State Highway System

Sec. 203.002.  MODERN STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM.  To promote public safety, facilitate the movement of traffic, preserve the public's financial investment in highways, promote the national defense, and accomplish the purposes of this chapter, the commission may:(1)  lay out, construct, maintain, and operate a modern state highway system, with emphasis on the construction of controlled access highways;(2)  plan for future highways; and(3)  convert where necessary an existing street, road, or highway into a controlled access highway in accordance with modern standards of speed and safety.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 23.001, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Transp Code § 203.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle A - Texas Department of Transportation|Chapter 203 - Modernization of State Highways; Controlled Access Highways|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 203.003. Jurisdiction

Sec. 203.003.  JURISDICTION.  (a)  Subject to Section 203.021, the commission may lay out, construct, maintain, and operate a designated state highway, with control of access as necessary to facilitate the flow of traffic and promote the public safety and welfare, in any area of this state, whether in or outside a municipality, including a home-rule municipality.(b)  Subject to Section 203.021, the department and the commission may exercise any power granted by this chapter in a county or municipality without the consent of the county or municipality.(c)  The department's or the commission's exercise of a power under this chapter in a county or municipality removes the county's or municipality's exclusive jurisdiction over the specific public way affected by the exercise of power, to the extent the exercise of power affects the public way and its use.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 203.021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle A - Texas Department of Transportation|Chapter 203 - Modernization of State Highways; Controlled Access Highways|Subchapter B. Public Hearings and Comment|Section 203.021. Public Hearings

Sec. 203.021.  PUBLIC HEARINGS.  (a)  For a highway project that bypasses or goes through a county or municipality, including a home-rule municipality, the commission shall hold at least one public hearing in the locality before an authorized representative of the commission.(b)  Notice of the hearing shall be by publication in the locality.  The hearing shall be held not less than three or more than 10 days after the date of publication.(c)  At least seven days before the date of the public hearing, the department shall file with the governing body of the county or municipality the design and schematic layout of the project.(d)  A person interested in the development of the project is entitled to attend the hearing and discuss and inspect the design and schematic layout filed with the governing body.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 203.022 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle A - Texas Department of Transportation|Chapter 203 - Modernization of State Highways; Controlled Access Highways|Subchapter B. Public Hearings and Comment|Section 203.022. Rules Governing Notice and Comment

Sec. 203.022.  RULES GOVERNING NOTICE AND COMMENT.  (a)  The department shall by rule provide owners of adjoining property and affected local governments and public officials with notice and an opportunity for comment on a state highway project that involves:(1)  the addition of one or more vehicular lanes to an existing highway;  or(2)  the construction of a highway at a new location.(b)  The department shall by rule provide additional notice and opportunity for comment on a project described by Subsection (a) if conditions relating to land use, traffic volumes, and traffic patterns have changed significantly since the project was originally subject to public review and comment.(c)  The department shall by rule provide procedures for informing adjoining property owners and affected local governments and public officials of impending construction.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 203.023 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle A - Texas Department of Transportation|Chapter 203 - Modernization of State Highways; Controlled Access Highways|Subchapter B. Public Hearings and Comment|Section 203.023. Substantial Change in Layout or Function

Sec. 203.023.  SUBSTANTIAL CHANGE IN LAYOUT OR FUNCTION.  The commission by rule shall require a hearing for projects that substantially change the layout or function of a connecting roadway or an existing facility, including the addition of managed lanes, high-occupancy vehicle lanes, bicycle lanes, bus lanes, and transit lanes.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 533 (S.B. 312), Sec. 21, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Transp Code § 203.032 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle A - Texas Department of Transportation|Chapter 203 - Modernization of State Highways; Controlled Access Highways|Subchapter C. Control of Access|Section 203.032. Precedence of Commission Order

Sec. 203.032.  PRECEDENCE OF COMMISSION ORDER.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), an order of the commission under Section 203.031 supersedes a conflicting rule or ordinance of a state agency or subdivision of this state or any county or municipality, including a home-rule municipality.(b)  An order of the commission under Section 203.031(a)(2) or (4) does not supersede a conflicting rule or ordinance of a municipality, including a home-rule municipality, or a conflicting ordinance, resolution, or order of a county with a population of 3.3 million or more or a county adjacent to a county with a population of 3.3 million or more, unless the United States Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration notifies the department that enforcement of the rule, ordinance, resolution, or order would impair the ability of the state or the department to receive funds for highway construction or maintenance from the federal government.(c)  Subsection (b) does not apply when the department owns the access rights.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1174, Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 318 (S.B. 637), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.|
TX Transp Code § 203.033 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle A - Texas Department of Transportation|Chapter 203 - Modernization of State Highways; Controlled Access Highways|Subchapter C. Control of Access|Section 203.033. Injunction Against Denial of Access

Sec. 203.033.  INJUNCTION AGAINST DENIAL OF ACCESS.  A court may not grant an injunction to prevent or stay a commission order of denial of previously existing access to a state highway unless an owner or lessee of real property that adjoins the part of the highway to which access is denied under the commission's order:(1)  brings the suit at which the injunction is sought;  and(2)  has not released any claim for damages resulting from the denial of access or a condemnation suit has not been commenced to ascertain the damages.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 203.034 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle A - Texas Department of Transportation|Chapter 203 - Modernization of State Highways; Controlled Access Highways|Subchapter C. Control of Access|Section 203.034. Right to Access; Damages for Denial of Access

Sec. 203.034.  RIGHT TO ACCESS;  DAMAGES FOR DENIAL OF ACCESS.  (a)  An owner of real property adjoining a new controlled access highway location is not entitled to access to the new highway location as a matter of right.(b)  Denial of access to or from a new controlled access highway location is not a ground for special or exemplary damages unless:(1)  in connection with the purchase or condemnation of the real property adjoining the new controlled access highway location and to be used in the new highway location, the commission specifically authorizes access to or from particular real property adjoining the new highway location;  and(2)  the commission denies highway access to or from the particular land where the real property adjoins the new highway.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 203.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle A - Texas Department of Transportation|Chapter 203 - Modernization of State Highways; Controlled Access Highways|Subchapter D. Acquisition of Property|Section 203.051. Acquisition of Property Authorized

Sec. 203.051.  ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY AUTHORIZED.  (a)  The commission may acquire by purchase, on terms and conditions the commission considers proper or by the exercise of eminent domain, in the name of the state:(1)  an interest in real property;(2)  any property rights, including:(A)  a right of ingress or egress;  and(B)  a reservation right in real property that restricts or prohibits for not more than seven years the:(i)  addition of a new improvement on the real property;(ii)  addition to or modification of an existing improvement on the real property;  or(iii)  subdivision of the real property;  and(3)  timber, earth, stone, gravel, or other material.(b)  Chapter 21, Property Code, applies to an acquisition by eminent domain.(c)  The department may condemn the fee or a lesser interest in the property.(d)  The department shall, in a statement or petition in condemnation, exclude from the interest to be condemned all the oil, gas, and sulphur that can be removed from beneath the real property.  This exclusion shall be made without providing the owner of the oil, gas, or sulphur any right of ingress or egress to or from the surface of the land to explore, develop, drill, or mine the real property.(e)  Subsection (a) does not authorize the commission to condemn property that is used and dedicated for cemetery purposes under Subtitle C, Title 8, Health and Safety Code.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|