Texas Transportation Code 342.001 – Ferry Connecting State Highways
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(a) The department may purchase, construct, maintain, operate, or control a ferry that crosses:
(1) a bay, arm, channel, or saltwater lake emptying into the Gulf of Mexico;
(2) an inlet of the Gulf of Mexico; or
(3) a river or other navigable body of water.
(b) This section applies only if:
(1) the ferry connects designated state highways; or
(2) the ferry connects a designated highway of this state and a designated highway of an adjoining state that by statute provides for the acquisition, construction, and maintenance of a ferry jointly by the states and for public use of the ferry as the states agree.
Terms Used In Texas Transportation Code 342.001
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
(c) The department shall use money from the state highway fund to carry out this section.