Texas § UT.253.0403 - EASEMENTS
Full text of Texas The Texas Constitution § UT.253.0403 — EASEMENTS, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ UT.253.0403. EASEMENTS
EASEMENTS; INDEMNITY. (a) A broadband provider is responsible for obtaining all rights-of-way and easements necessary for the installation, operation, and maintenance of the provider's pole attachments. (b) An electric cooperative is not required to obtain or expand a right-of-way or easement to accommodate a pole attachment requested by a broadband provider. (c) An electric cooperative is not liable if a broadband provider is prevented from placing or maintaining a pole attachment because the broadband provider did not obtain a necessary right-of-way or easement. (d) A broadband provider shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the electric cooperative and the cooperative's members, directors, officers, agents, and employees from and against any liability resulting from the broadband provider's failure to obtain a necessary right-of-way or easement for a pole attachment. Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 659 (H.B. 1505 ), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2021.
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Section UT.253.0403 ("EASEMENTS") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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