Section 112.054. Condemnation of Property: Certain Terminal Switching Railroads

TX Transp Code § 112.054 (2019) (N/A)
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Sec. 112.054. CONDEMNATION OF PROPERTY: CERTAIN TERMINAL SWITCHING RAILROADS. (a) This section applies only to the condemnation of property for a terminal switching railroad that:

(1) handles fewer than 10,000 but more than 3,000 carloads a year; and

(2) operates in a single county that:

(A) has a population of 110,000 or more;

(B) is not adjacent to the Texas border; and

(C) does not contain a portion of a national forest.

(b) The power to condemn property given to a railroad company under this subtitle or Subtitle D, including Section 112.052 or 112.053, does not apply to any property used for or designated under local zoning regulations for residential use unless the use of the condemned property is authorized under or in conformity with local zoning or development regulations.

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 85 (S.B. 1540), Sec. 2.03, eff. April 1, 2011.