Texas Transportation Code

§ 172.211 — OTHER POWERS OF COUNTY, DISTRICT, AND NAVIGATION DISTRICT

TN § 172.211Title 5. RAILROADS · Part I. SPECIAL DISTRICTS · Ch. 172. RURAL RAIL TRANSPORTATION DISTRICTS · Art. E. POWERS AND DUTIES RELATING TO ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, AND OPERATION OF RAIL FACILITIES

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(a)This section applies only to a county that:

(1)is adjacent to a county with a population of four million or more;

(2)has a population of 370,000 or more; and

(3)has created a district by concurrent order with an adjacent county pursuant to Section 172.052.

(b)A county acting through the commissioners court or a local government corporation may adopt an order that authorizes the county and a navigation district located wholly or partly in the county to:

(1)develop rail facilities as a qualifying project under Chapter 2267, Government Code; and

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Legislative history

Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 644 (H.B. 4559), Sec. 240, eff. September 1, 2023.