Tex. Transportation Code § 455.052

This is the official text of Tex. Transportation Code § 455.052, part of Texas’s Transportation Code — governs vehicles, drivers, and roadways.

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§ 455.052. DESIGNATION OF STATE SAFETY OVERSIGHT AGENCY; REQUIREMENTS AND PROHIBITIONS.

Official statutory text

(a) The department is designated as the agency responsible for implementing a state safety oversight program that satisfies the requirements of 49 U.S.C. Section 5329(e).

(b) Unless waived under 49 U.S.C. Section 5329(e), the department:

(1) shall be financially and legally independent from any rail fixed guideway public transportation system under the oversight of the department; and

(2) may not employ an individual who is also employed by a rail fixed guideway public transportation system under the oversight of the department.

(c) The department may not directly provide public transportation services in an area with a rail fixed guideway public transportation system under the oversight of the department.

(d) A public transportation entity may not provide funds to the department.

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