(a) Applicability. A person, association, private corporation, public corporation, or any other entity that owns or operates a railroad shall comply with the requirements of this subchapter.
(b) Governing statutes. Railroads operating within the state of Texas shall comply with the safety requirements contained in or adopted under:
  (1) 49 United States Code, Subtitle III, Chapter 51;
  (2) 49 United States Code, Subtitle V, Part A;
  (3) Transportation Code, Chapter 111;
  (4) Transportation Code, Chapters 191, 192, and 193;
  (5) 49 C.F.R. Part 40;
  (6) 49 C.F.R. Parts 107 and 171 - 180; and
  (7) 49 C.F.R. Subtitle B, Chapter II, Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation, Parts 200 - 299.

Source Note: The provisions of this §7.31 adopted to be effective January 5, 2006, 30 TexReg 8993; amended to be effective April 1, 2011, 36 TexReg 1690; amended to be effective April 17, 2013, 38 TexReg 2378; amended to be effective July 20, 2016, 41 TexReg 5247