Texas § 373.053 DEPARTMENT OPTION.

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§ 373.053 — DEPARTMENT OPTION.

Texas § 373.053

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Tex. Transportation Code Code Ann. § 373.053 (2026).

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Sec. 373.053. DEPARTMENT OPTION.

(a)If the local toll project entity fails or declines to exercise the option to develop, finance, construct, and operate a toll project under Section 373.052 (a), or fails or declines to advertise for procurement or enter into a construction contract as required by Section 373.052 (c), the department has the option to develop, finance, construct, and operate the toll project. The department has not more than 60 days after the date the local toll project entity fails or declines to exercise its option under Section 373.052 (a) or fails or declines to advertise for procurement or enter into a construction contract as required by Section 373.052 (c) to exercise its option.

(b)If the department exercises its option under Subsection (a), the department after e

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Sec. 373.053. DEPARTMENT OPTION. (a) If the local toll project entity fails or declines to exercise the option to develop, finance, construct, and operate a toll project under Section 373.052 (a), or fails or declines to advertise for procurement or enter into a construction contract as required by Section 373.052 (c), the department has the option to develop, finance, construct, and operate the toll project. The department has not more than 60 days after the date the local toll project entity fails or declines to exercise its option under Section 373.052 (a) or fails or declines to advertise for procurement or enter into a construction contract as required by Section 373.052 (c) to exercise its option.
(b) If the department exercises its option under Subsection (a), the department after exercising the option must:
(1) within 180 days after the later of the date of exercising its option or the date on which all environmental approvals necessary for the development of the toll project are secured and all legal challenges to development are concluded, advertise for the initial procurement of required services, including, at a minimum, design services, for the project; and
(2) within two years after the later of the date of exercising its option or the date on which all environmental approvals necessary for the development are secured and all legal challenges to development are concluded, enter into a contract for the construction of the toll project.