{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-171.254","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Transportation Code § 171.254","heading":"FEES CHARGED TO RAILROADS.","body":"(a) A district may not impose a fee or other charge on a railroad unless the railroad agrees to the fee or other charge.\n(b) This section does not prohibit a railroad from voluntarily contributing to the cost of rail facilities or prohibit the district from charging for the use of a rail facility by a railroad or other person.\nAdded by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 756 (H.B. 2958), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.","path":["TRANSPORTATION CODE","TITLE 5. RAILROADS","SUBTITLE I. SPECIAL DISTRICTS","CHAPTER 171. FREIGHT RAIL DISTRICTS","SUBCHAPTER F. FINANCIAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.171.htm#171.254","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:44Z","sha256":"259bf0e5307f686ac7f5ba92b82e9173bf13a76a52937906b14b4d01ca56693c","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-171.253","next":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-171.255"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}