Tex. Utilities Code § 186.057
This is the official text of Tex. Utilities Code § 186.057, part of Texas’s Utilities Code — regulates utility companies.
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§ 186.057. RIGHT TO MAINTAIN FACILITIES.
Official statutory text
(a) A utility, common carrier, cable operator, or energy transporter may not be required to remove an existing facility for 180 days after the date the utility, common carrier, cable operator, or energy transporter receives a written notice from the railroad that an existing facility must be removed from the railroad's right-of-way if:
(1) the facility was located along, under, over, or across the railroad right-of-way with the written consent of the railroad; and
(2) the utility, common carrier, cable operator, or energy transporter is not in default under an agreement with the railroad.
(b) If a utility, common carrier, cable operator, or energy transporter requests documentation under Section 186.055, the 180-day period provided by Subsection (a) is tolled until the utility, common carrier, cable operator, or energy transporter receives a written response to its request from the railroad.
(c) If a utility, common carrier, cable operator, or energy transporter does not condemn or enter into an agreement regarding the disputed area involving the railroad's right-of-way within the 180-day period provided by Subsection (a) or any extended period provided by Subsection (b), the license or agreement between the utility, common carrier, cable operator, or energy transporter and the railroad is terminated.
(d) The possessory right provided by this section is in addition to any possessory right provided by Chapter 21, Property Code.
(1) the facility was located along, under, over, or across the railroad right-of-way with the written consent of the railroad; and
(2) the utility, common carrier, cable operator, or energy transporter is not in default under an agreement with the railroad.
(b) If a utility, common carrier, cable operator, or energy transporter requests documentation under Section 186.055, the 180-day period provided by Subsection (a) is tolled until the utility, common carrier, cable operator, or energy transporter receives a written response to its request from the railroad.
(c) If a utility, common carrier, cable operator, or energy transporter does not condemn or enter into an agreement regarding the disputed area involving the railroad's right-of-way within the 180-day period provided by Subsection (a) or any extended period provided by Subsection (b), the license or agreement between the utility, common carrier, cable operator, or energy transporter and the railroad is terminated.
(d) The possessory right provided by this section is in addition to any possessory right provided by Chapter 21, Property Code.
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