85R3631 JTS-D     By: Bell H.B. No. 2104       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the filing of a bond by a private high-speed rail   operator with the Texas Department of Transportation.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter B, Chapter 112, Transportation Code,   is amended by adding Section 112.063 to read as follows:          Sec. 112.063.  BOND FOR RESTORATION OF REAL PROPERTY USED BY   PRIVATE HIGH-SPEED RAIL OPERATOR. (a) In this section, "high-speed   rail service" means intercity passenger rail service that is   reasonably expected to reach speeds of at least 110 miles per hour.          (b)  Before a private entity begins operation of high-speed   rail service, including the extension of an existing service, the   entity must file with the department a bond in an amount determined   by the commission to be sufficient to restore real property used for   the service to its original condition if the service ceases   operation.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.