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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of certain counties to authorize the |
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operation of a golf cart or off-highway vehicle on certain roads. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 551.404(c), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(c) Subsection (b) applies only to a county that: |
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(1) borders or contains a portion of the Red River; or |
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(2) [borders or contains a portion of the Guadalupe |
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River and contains a part of a barrier island that] borders the Gulf |
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of Mexico and has a population of less than 360,000[; or |
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[(3) is adjacent to a county described by Subdivision |
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(2) and: |
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[(A) has a population of less than 37,000; and |
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[(B) contains a part of a barrier island or |
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peninsula that borders the Gulf of Mexico]. |
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SECTION 2. Section 551A.053(c), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(c) Subsection (b) applies only to a county that: |
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(1) borders or contains a portion of the Red River; or |
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(2) [borders or contains a portion of the Guadalupe |
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River and contains a part of a barrier island that] borders the Gulf |
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of Mexico and has a population of less than 360,000[; or |
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[(3) is adjacent to a county described by Subdivision |
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(2) and: |
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[(A) has a population of less than 37,000; and |
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[(B) contains a part of a barrier island or |
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peninsula that borders the Gulf of Mexico]. |
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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, 2021. |