81C444(1) JTS

 

TITLE 5. RAILROADS

SUBTITLE A.  GENERAL PROVISIONS

CHAPTER 81.  GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 81.001.  DEFINITIONS .................................. 1

Sec. 81.002.  APPLICABILITY ................................ 1

       TITLE 5. RAILROADS    

       SUBTITLE A.  GENERAL PROVISIONS    

       CHAPTER 81.  GENERAL PROVISIONS    

         Revised Law      

         Sec. 81.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this title:

(1)  "Commission" means the Texas Transportation Commission.

(2)  "Department" means the Texas Department of Transportation.  (New.)

         Revisor's Note      

The definitions of "commission" and "department" are added to the revised law for drafting convenience and to avoid frequent, unnecessary repetition of the substance of the definitions.

         Revised Law      

         Sec. 81.002.  APPLICABILITY.  In this title, a reference to a railroad company includes:

(1)  a railroad incorporated before September 1, 2007, under former Title 112, Revised Statutes; or

(2)  any other legal entity operating a railroad, including an entity organized under the Texas Business Corporation Act or the Texas Corporation Law provisions of the Business Organizations Code.  (V.A.C.S. Art. 6259a.)

         Source Law      

Art. 6259a.  In this title, a reference to a railroad corporation or a railroad company means:

(1)  a railroad incorporated under this title before September 1, 2007; or

(2)  any other legal entity operating a railroad in this state, including an entity organized under the Texas Business Corporation Act or the Texas Corporation Law provisions of the Business Organizations Code.

         Revisor's Note      

V.A.C.S. Article 6259a defines "railroad corporation" to include any legal entity operating a railroad.  Throughout the proposed law, the revised law substitutes "railroad company" for "railroad corporation" because "company" is a broader term that encompasses more of the legal entities that may operate a railroad.