Sec. 171.201. AGREEMENT WITH RAILROAD. (a) Before a district may undertake a freight or commuter rail project that materially affects the tracks, facilities, or other property of a railroad that owns track in the district, the district and railroad must enter into a written agreement regarding the scope, operational impact, financing, and other elements of the project. The district may not undertake the project unless the district and the railroad agree on these terms.
(b) The agreement may include provisions for the railroad's financial participation in the project according to the benefits the railroad derives from the project.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 756 (H.B. 2958), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle I - Special Districts
Chapter 171 - Freight Rail Districts
Subchapter E. Relationship Between District and Affected Railroads
Section 171.201. Agreement With Railroad
Section 171.202. Preservation of Regulatory Structure and Ownership Rights
Section 171.203. Competitive Relationships
Section 171.204. Service to Customers
Section 171.205. Use of District Rail Facilities