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Amend HB 2006 (Senate committee printing) in SECTION 2 of the
bill, immediately following added Section 2206.051, Government
Code (page 5, between line 26-27), by adding the following:
Sec. 2206.052. LIMITATIONS ON EASEMENTS. (a) A property
owner whose property is acquired through the use of eminent domain
under Chapter 21, Property Code, for the purpose of creating an
easement through that owner's property may construct streets or
roads, including a gravel, asphalt, or concrete road, at any
locations above the easement that the property owner chooses.
(b) The portion of a road constructed under this section
that is over the easement may not exceed 40 feet in width.