Tex. Transp. Code Section 455.052
Designation of State Safety Oversight Agency; Requirements and Prohibitions

(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.
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 434 (S.B. 1523), Sec. 4, eff. June 1, 2017.

Source: Section 455.052 — Designation of State Safety Oversight Agency; Requirements and Prohibitions, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.­455.­htm#455.­052 (accessed Apr. 29, 2024).

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