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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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UTILITIES CODE |
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Title 4. DELIVERY OF UTILITY SERVICES |
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Subtitle B. PROVISIONS REGULATING DELIVERY OF SERVICES |
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Chapter 181. MISCELLANEOUS POWERS AND DUTIES OF UTILITIES |
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Subchapter F. PROVISIONS APPLYING TO COMMUNITY ANTENNA AND CABLE TELEVISION UTILITIES |
Sec. 181.104. RELOCATION OF EQUIPMENT TO ALLOW CHANGE TO TRAFFIC LANE
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(a) The authority of the Texas Department of Transportation under this section is limited to equipment installed in connection with a state highway. The authority of the commissioners court under this section is limited to equipment installed in connection with a county road.
(b) The Texas Department of Transportation or the commissioners court of a county may require a person who has installed equipment in the right-of-way of a state highway or county road to relocate the person's equipment to allow the widening or other changing of a traffic lane.
(c) To impose a requirement under this section, the Texas Department of Transportation or the commissioners court, as appropriate, must give to the person written notice of the requirement not later than the 45th day before the date the relocation is to be made. The notice must identify the equipment to be relocated and indicate the location in the right-of-way where the person may reinstall the equipment.
(d) The person shall pay the cost of repairing a state highway or county road damaged by the relocation.