1. (a) Any person desiring to lease highway right-of-way shall submit to the district engineer of the district in which the right-of-way is located a written request to lease. Each request shall include, as a minimum, the following:

   1. (1) the name and address of the person requesting the lease;
   2. (2) a written description of the area of highway right-of-way to be leased, improvements (if any) proposed to be constructed, the intended use of the proposed leased highway right-of-way, and a proposed period of lease;
   3. (3) sketches or drawings showing the area to be leased, proposed improvements to be constructed, including utilities to serve such improvements, existing highways or other improvements, all means of proposed access to the area; and preliminary drainage plans;
   4. (4) adequate information to support findings by the commission to authorize leasing of the highway right-of-way; and
   5. (5) the name, address, and telephone number of the individual authorized to furnish any additional information desired by the department regarding a request to lease.
2. (b) The district engineer shall request any additional information, reports, or data of any kind deemed necessary in addition to the written request referred to in subsection (a) of this section in order to comply with the requirements of this section.
3. (c) Requests to lease shall be sent by the district engineer to the right-of-way division in the Austin office of the department for processing and for preparing recommendations to the commission, the deputy director, and FHWA.
4. (d) The district engineer shall inform the person desiring to lease of the actions taken on the request to lease.

Source Note:The provisions of this §21.606 adopted to be effective October 19, 1988, 13 TexReg 5005.