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TITLE 43TRANSPORTATION
PART 1TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
CHAPTER 7RAIL FACILITIES
SUBCHAPTER DRAIL SAFETY
RULE §7.31Safety 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;

  (5) 49 C.F.R. Part 40;

  (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.


Source Note: 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 to be effective July 20, 2016, 41 TexReg 5247

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