(a) Construction or installation of the saltwater pipeline facility may not require any temporary or permanent change in alignment or profile of existing highway facilities unless the lessee obtains the department's prior written approval of that change.
(b) If the department, in its sole discretion, approves changes in existing highway facilities under subsection (a) of this section, the lessee shall provide the changes at the lessee's sole expense and without cost to the department.
(c) A saltwater pipeline facility shall be designed and constructed in a manner that will permit access to highway facilities for purposes of inspection, maintenance, and reconstruction when necessary.

Source Note: The provisions of this §21.972 adopted to be effective October 12, 2014, 39 TexReg 7946