85R6337 JTS-D     By: Wray H.B. No. 2163       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the elevation of high-speed rail tracks in certain   counties.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter C, Chapter 112, Transportation Code,   is amended by adding Section 112.104 to read as follows:          Sec. 112.104.  ELEVATED HIGH-SPEED RAIL TRACKS IN CERTAIN   COUNTIES.  (a)  In this section, "high-speed rail" means intercity   passenger rail reasonably expected to reach speeds of at least 120   miles per hour.          (b)  High-speed rail tracks located in a county with a   population of more than one million or a county adjacent to a county   with a population of more than one million must be elevated on   pylons to 40 feet or more above the ground.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.