Tex. Transportation Code § 315.023
This is the official text of Tex. Transportation Code § 315.023, part of Texas’s Transportation Code — governs vehicles, drivers, and roadways.
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§ 315.023. PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS.
Official statutory text
(a) The governing body may:
(1) order the use of all or any part of the materials specified in the petition in constructing the lighting improvements;
(2) if materials specified in the petition are not available, order the use of materials similar in kind and quality to the specified materials; or
(3) reject any or all plans and specifications included in the petition and have new plans and specifications prepared by the municipal engineer.
(b) On adoption of a resolution as provided by Section 315.021, the municipal engineer shall:
(1) prepare plans and specifications for the lighting improvements ordered by the resolution; and
(2) submit the completed plans and specifications to the governing body for approval.
(c) If there is no municipal engineer, the municipal official whose duties most closely correspond to those of a municipal engineer shall prepare and submit the plans and specifications.
(1) order the use of all or any part of the materials specified in the petition in constructing the lighting improvements;
(2) if materials specified in the petition are not available, order the use of materials similar in kind and quality to the specified materials; or
(3) reject any or all plans and specifications included in the petition and have new plans and specifications prepared by the municipal engineer.
(b) On adoption of a resolution as provided by Section 315.021, the municipal engineer shall:
(1) prepare plans and specifications for the lighting improvements ordered by the resolution; and
(2) submit the completed plans and specifications to the governing body for approval.
(c) If there is no municipal engineer, the municipal official whose duties most closely correspond to those of a municipal engineer shall prepare and submit the plans and specifications.
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