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AN ACT
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relating to the designation of the structure on Interstate 30  | 
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connecting the east and west levee of the Trinity River as the  | 
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Margaret McDermott Bridge. | 
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       BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | 
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       SECTION 1.  Subchapter B, Chapter 225, Transportation Code,  | 
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is amended by adding Section 225.070 to read as follows: | 
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       Sec. 225.070.  MARGARET MCDERMOTT BRIDGE.  (a)  The  | 
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structure on Interstate 30 located in the city of Dallas connecting  | 
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the east and west levee of the Trinity River is designated as the  | 
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Margaret McDermott Bridge. | 
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       (b)  The department shall design and construct markers  | 
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indicating the highway number, the designation as the Margaret  | 
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McDermott Bridge, and any other appropriate information. | 
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       (c)  Except as provided by Subsection (d), the department  | 
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shall erect a marker at each end of the structure. | 
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       (d)  The department is not required to design, construct, or  | 
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erect a marker under this section unless a grant or donation of  | 
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private funds is made to the department to cover the cost of the  | 
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design, construction, and erection of the marker. | 
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       (e)  Money received under Subsection (d) shall be deposited  | 
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to the credit of the state highway fund. | 
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       SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. | 
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   President of the Senate | 
Speaker of the House      | 
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       I certify that H.B. No. 1947 was passed by the House on April  | 
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5, 2007, by the following vote:  Yeas 137, Nays 0, 2 present, not  | 
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voting. | 
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Chief Clerk of the House    | 
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       I certify that H.B. No. 1947 was passed by the Senate on May  | 
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10, 2007, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0. | 
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Secretary of the Senate     | 
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                 Governor        |