85R3633 BEE-D     By: Creighton S.B. No. 973       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to authorization to enter onto property to survey for a   proposed high-speed rail facility.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter B, Chapter 112, Transportation Code,   is amended by adding Section 112.0515 to read as follows:          Sec. 112.0515.  ENTRY ONTO PROPERTY:  EXAMINATION OR SURVEY   FOR HIGH-SPEED RAIL. (a) In this section, "high-speed rail" means   intercity passenger service that is reasonably expected to reach   speeds of at least 110 miles per hour.          (b)  A private entity may not enter on the lands or waters of   any person or corporation under Section 112.051 to make an   examination or survey, including a lineal survey, for a proposed   high-speed rail facility unless the department has determined that   the entity is a railroad company for the purposes of Section   112.002.          (c)  The department by rule shall adopt procedures to   implement this section.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.