{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-240.907","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 240.907","heading":"FEE FOR CUTTING COUNTY ROAD.","body":"(a) In this section, a cut of a county road means the act of excavating or cutting the surface of a county road.\n(b) To provide funds for the future inspection, repair, and maintenance of a cut road, a county may impose a fee on a person or other entity for each cut of a county road during or as an incident to the installation, maintenance, or repair of any facilities or properties of the person or entity.\n(c) The fee authorized by this section:\n(1) may not exceed $500;\n(2) may be imposed either before or after the cutting of the road; and\n(3) is in addition to any other charge the county is authorized to impose to repair damage to the road because of the cut.\n(d) This section does not apply in relation to a person or other entity that:\n(1) has entered into an agreement with the county that provides for fees to be paid by the person or entity for the use of the county roads; or\n(2) is a utility that is not required under Chapter 181, Utilities Code, to provide notice to a commissioners court of a county.\nAdded by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 957 (H.B. 1610), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 7. REGULATION OF LAND USE, STRUCTURES, BUSINESSES, AND RELATED ACTIVITIES","SUBTITLE B. COUNTY REGULATORY AUTHORITY","CHAPTER 240. MISCELLANEOUS REGULATORY AUTHORITY OF COUNTIES","SUBCHAPTER Z. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.240.htm#240.907","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"c8f92165a6949d6946b5249d57db67e23280f69fe2131b6fbb5c7718f628fb3d","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-240.905","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-240.909"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}