(a) The department and its authorized agents may enter any real property, water, or premises in this state to make a survey, sounding, drilling, or examination it determines necessary or appropriate for the purposes of the development of a toll project.
(b) An entry under this section is not:
(1) a trespass; or
(2) an entry under a pending condemnation proceeding.
(c) The department shall make reimbursement for any actual damages to real property, water, or premises that result from an activity described by Subsection (a).
Official text of the Texas Transportation Code as published by the Texas Legislative Council.