Sec. 202.055. LEASE OF REST AREAS. (a) The department may lease a rest area to a person engaging in sales, services, or other commercial activities that serve the needs of the traveling public.
(b) The department shall require the person to maintain the rest area in a proper manner and repair promptly any damage to the rest area caused by the person or a customer of the person, or pay to the state all expenses incurred by the department in repairing the damage.
(c) The department shall adopt rules to implement this section.
(d) Section 94.002, Human Resources Code, does not apply to a lease authorized under this section.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle A - Texas Department of Transportation
Chapter 202 - Control of Transportation Assets
Subchapter C. Leases, Easements, and Agreements Concerning Highway Property
Section 202.052. Lease Authority
Section 202.053. Lease of Highway Assets: Terms
Section 202.054. Revenue From Leases
Section 202.055. Lease of Rest Areas
Section 202.056. Certain Oil and Gas Leases Prohibited
Section 202.057. Conveyance of Easement or Interest for Flood Control
Section 202.058. Agreement to Use or Cultivate Right-of-Way
Section 202.059. Mowing, Baling, Shredding, and Hoeing Material on Right-of-Way