Sec. 112.052. ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY FOR CHANGE, RELOCATION, OR ABANDONMENT OF RAILROAD LINE. (a) Subject to Subsection (b), a railroad company or a receiver of a railroad that changes, relocates, or abandons a line of railroad in this state may acquire by condemnation or otherwise land for:
(1) right-of-way;
(2) depot grounds;
(3) shops;
(4) roundhouses;
(5) water supply sites;
(6) sidings;
(7) switches;
(8) spurs; or
(9) any other purpose connected with or necessary to the building or operating of the line of railroad, as changed, relocated, or abandoned.
(b) Property acquired under this section must be declared for and charged with public use.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 85 (S.B. 1540), Sec. 2.03, eff. April 1, 2011.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle C - Railroads Generally
Chapter 112 - Powers and Duties of Railroads
Subchapter B. Acquisition and Use of Property by Railroad or of Railroad
Section 112.051. Entry Onto Private Property
Section 112.052. Acquisition of Property for Change, Relocation, or Abandonment of Railroad Line
Section 112.053. Condemnation of Property: When Railroad Company and Owner Disagree
Section 112.054. Condemnation of Property: Certain Terminal Switching Railroads
Section 112.055. Right-of-Way Acquired by Condemnation
Section 112.056. Condemnation of Property for Certain Roads
Section 112.057. Construction on or Near Certain Waterways or Roads
Section 112.058. Intersection of Rail Line and Road or Street
Section 112.059. Crossings of Public Roads
Section 112.060. Conversion of Property in Custody of Railroad Company
Section 112.061. Suit Involving Railroad Company Property
Section 112.062. Railroad Company Property Subject to Execution; Characterization of Rolling Stock