Tex. Transportation Code § 391.124
This is the official text of Tex. Transportation Code § 391.124, part of Texas’s Transportation Code — governs vehicles, drivers, and roadways.
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§ 391.124. COMPENSATION TO OWNER OF JUNKYARD.
Official statutory text
If the commission determines that the screening of a lawfully existing junkyard that is within 1,000 feet of the nearest edge of a right-of-way of a highway in the interstate or primary system is not feasible, the commission shall pay just compensation to:
(1) the owner of the junkyard for its relocation, removal, or disposal; and
(2) the owner or, if appropriate, the lessee of the real property on which the junkyard is located for the taking of the right to erect and maintain a junkyard.
(1) the owner of the junkyard for its relocation, removal, or disposal; and
(2) the owner or, if appropriate, the lessee of the real property on which the junkyard is located for the taking of the right to erect and maintain a junkyard.
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