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AN ACT
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relating to the designation of Farm-to-Market Road 1015 in Hidalgo |
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County as the Bill Summers International Boulevard. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. PURPOSE. The purpose of this Act is to recognize |
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Bill Summers for his unselfish sacrifices in developing a close |
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relationship between the Rio Grande Valley and the State of |
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Tamaulipas, United Mexican States. |
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SECTION 2. AMENDMENT. Subchapter B, Chapter 225, |
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Transportation Code, is amended by adding Section 225.077 to read |
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as follows: |
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Sec. 225.077. BILL SUMMERS INTERNATIONAL BOULEVARD. |
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(a) Farm-to-Market Road 1015 between U.S. Highway 83 and the |
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Progreso International Bridge is designated as the Bill Summers |
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International Boulevard. |
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(b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall |
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design and construct memorial markers indicating the highway |
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number, the designation as the Bill Summers International |
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Boulevard, and any other appropriate information. |
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(c) The department shall erect a marker at each end of the |
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boulevard and at appropriate intermediate sites along the |
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boulevard. |
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(d) The requirement that a recognized individual be |
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deceased under Section 225.001(c) does not apply to this section. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1997 passed the Senate on |
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April 16, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1997 passed the House on |
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May 26, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 0, one |
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present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |