Sec. 91.092.  PROPERTY NECESSARY OR CONVENIENT FOR RAIL FACILITIES.  Property necessary or convenient for the department's acquisition, construction, maintenance, or operation of rail facilities includes an interest in real property or a property right the commission determines is necessary or convenient to provide:
(1)  right-of-way for a location for:
(A)  a rail facility;  or
(B)  the future expansion of a rail facility;
(2)  land for mitigation of adverse environmental effects;
(3)  buffer zones for scenic or safety purposes;  and
(4)  revenue for use in acquiring, constructing, maintaining, or operating a rail facility or system, including revenue received under a contract described by Section 91.074(c).
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1325, Sec. 4.01, eff. June 21, 2003.