Texas Transportation Code

§ 202.021 — REAL PROPERTY NO LONGER NEEDED

TN § 202.021Title 6. ROADWAYS · Part A. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION · Ch. 202. CONTROL OF TRANSPORTATION ASSETS · Art. B. SALE, EXCHANGE, OR RETURN OF HIGHWAY PROPERTY

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(a)The commission may recommend to the governor the sale or transfer of any interest in real property, including a highway right-of-way, that:

(1)was acquired for a highway purpose; and

(2)as determined by the commission, is no longer needed for a state highway purpose.

(b)Except as provided by Subsection (c) and Section 202.113(b), real property shall be transferred or sold with the following priorities:

(1)to a governmental entity with the authority to condemn the property; or

(2)to the general public.

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Legislative history

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 763 (H.B. 3333), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 81 (S.B. 18), Sec. 20, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1345 (S.B. 1420), Sec. 26, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 864 (H.B. 1738), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2015. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 862 (H.B. 2646), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2017. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 260 (S.B. 1869), Sec. 1, eff. May 27, 2023.