Sec. 203.068. RIGHT OF ENTRY FOR TOLL PROJECT. (a) The department and its authorized agents may enter any real property, water, or premises in this state to make a survey, sounding, drilling, or examination it determines necessary or appropriate for the purposes of the development of a toll project.
(b) An entry under this section is not:
(1) a trespass; or
(2) an entry under a pending condemnation proceeding.
(c) The department shall make reimbursement for any actual damages to real property, water, or premises that result from an activity described by Subsection (a).
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 312, Sec. 43, eff. June 18, 2003; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1325, Sec. 15.41, eff. June 21, 2003.
Transferred from Transportation Code, Section 361.233 and amended by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 281 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 2.13, eff. June 14, 2005.
Structure Texas Statutes
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
Section 203.052. Commission Determination Required
Section 203.0521. Acquisition of Remainder
Section 203.053. Location of Property Acquired; Public Property
Section 203.054. Attorney General Shall Bring Suit
Section 203.055. Acquisition of Rights in Public Real Property
Section 203.056. Consent to Use of State Property
Section 203.057. Cooperation of State Agency
Section 203.058. Compensation for State Agency
Section 203.059. Purchase of Lease Rights
Section 203.060. Payment Procedure
Section 203.061. Payment Procedure if Owner Fails to Deliver Executed Deed; Escrow
Section 203.062. Payment for Real Property Acquired by Eminent Domain
Section 203.063. Payment Procedures in Addition to Other Procedures Authorized by Law
Section 203.064. Acquisition of Freeway by Gift or Devise
Section 203.065. Acquisition of Freeway by County Commissioners Court
Section 203.066. Declaration of Taking for Toll Project
Section 203.067. Possession of Property for Toll Project
Section 203.068. Right of Entry for Toll Project
Section 203.069. Covenants, Conditions, Restrictions, or Limitations