Section 7.31 - Safety Requirements(a) Applicability. A person, association, private corporation, public corporation, or any other entity that owns or operates a railroad shall comply with the requirements of this subchapter.(b) Governing statutes. Railroads operating within the state of Texas shall comply with the safety requirements contained in or adopted under: (1) 49 United States Code, Subtitle III, Chapter 51;(2) 49 United States Code, Subtitle V, Part A;(3) Transportation Code, Chapter 111;(4) Transportation Code, Chapters 191, 192, and 193;(6) 49 C.F.R. Parts 107 and 171 - 180; and(7) 49 C.F.R. Subtitle B, Chapter II, Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation, Parts 200 - 299.43 Tex. Admin. Code § 7.31
The provisions of this §7.31 adopted to be effective January 5, 2006, 30 TexReg 8993; amended to be effective April 1, 2011, 36 TexReg 1690; amended to be effective April 17, 2013, 38 TexReg 2378; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 41, Number 29, July 15, 2016, TexReg 5247, eff. 7/20/2016