Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 552.104 - Location of Water Lines Outside Municipal Boundaries(a) A water corporation or municipality may lay water system pipes, mains, conductors, or other fixtures through, under, along, across, or over a public road, a public street, or a public waterway not in a municipality in a manner that does not inconvenience the public using the road, street, or waterway.(b) A water corporation or municipality proposing under this subchapter to build a water line along the right-of-way of a state highway or county road not in a municipality shall give notice of the proposal to:(1) the Texas Transportation Commission, if the proposal relates to a state highway; or(2) the commissioners court of the county if the proposal relates to a county road.(c) On receipt of notice under Subsection (b), the Texas Transportation Commission or commissioners court may designate the location in the right-of-way where the corporation or municipality may construct the water line.Tex. Loc. Gov't. Code § 552.104
Renumbered from Local Government Code, Section 402.104 by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885, Sec. 3.76(a)(2), eff. 4/1/2009.Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 3, eff. 9/1/1997.