Tex. Transportation Code § 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.