§ 14-16-804 — Evaluation by county judge

(a) Notwithstanding any other procedure or authority available under law, if a county does not have a road maintenance agreement, the county judge may use the procedures under this section to evaluate the use and anticipated damage caused to local public roads in the county by disposal haulers. (b) As part of the evaluation process, the county judge may: (1) Receive and consider input from disposal operators on the designated local road truck route; (2) Estimate the number of loads and damages to be sustained upon the designated local road truck route by disposal haulers; (3) Estimate the total dedicated road revenues available to the county on an average per-mile basis for all of the local public roads in his or her respective county; and (4) Estimate the additional revenue that may be necessary to repair and maintain the designated local road truck route because of anticipated damages. (c) A county judge who has performed an evaluation under this section may file a report of the evaluation determinations with the quorum court.

Legislative History

Acts 2009, No. 810, § 1.