The following additional guidelines have been established for determining the legality of placing gas, petroleum and/or petroleum product lines within the highway right of way.

Use and occupancy agreement forms and notice forms are made available for utility facilities installed, adjusted, relocated or retained within highway rights of way. These forms provide for a definite understanding about the location and manner in which utilities will be installed and/or maintained and, where applicable, provide the necessary rights needed by the state to occupy the property interests held by the utility company.

Contact MNT or ROW concerning questions about the placement of utility lines. Contact the Secretary of State to determine if the owner or operator has been incorporated within the State of Texas and what kind of business the owner or operator manages. This assures that an entity legally exists within this state and verifies that the purpose of the subject line(s) agrees with the Articles of Incorporation. It has been found at times that the latter does not always agree.