# 43 Tex. Admin. Code § 7.85: 43 TAC § 7.85. Ensuring Safety In New Rail Systems

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## Section

- **Citation:** 43 Tex. Admin. Code § 7.85
- **Heading:** 43 TAC § 7.85. Ensuring Safety In New Rail Systems
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Texas Administrative Code / Title 43 TRANSPORTATION / Part 1 TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION / Chapter 7 RAIL FACILITIES / 43 TAC § 7.85

## Text

(a) A rail transit agency may not begin operation before
 a public transportation agency safety plan is approved by the department.
(b) Each new rail transit agency is required to submit
 its public transportation agency safety plan to the department not
 later than 180 days before the target date of pre-revenue operations.
(c) The department will conduct an on-site pre-revenue
 review of each new rail transit agency's public transportation agency
 safety plan within 60 days after the date that the plan is received
 by the department under subsection (b) of this section.
(d) The department may request additional information
 or clarification related to, or revisions of, the public transportation
 agency safety plan.
(e) On approval, the department will issue to the chief
 executive of the rail transit agency a formal letter of approval of
 the initial public transportation agency safety plan.

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