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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the powers of certain freight rail districts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 171.053, Transportation Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 171.053. INTERMUNICIPAL COMMUTER RAIL DISTRICT |
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POWERS. The governing bodies of the county or counties and of the |
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most populous municipality in the most populous county may provide |
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that the district may exercise the powers of an intermunicipal |
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commuter rail district created under Chapter 173 or former Article |
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6550c-1, Revised Statutes, including the powers related to a |
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commuter rail facility and other types of passenger rail services |
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and advanced transportation technologies, including intercity rail |
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services, bus rapid transit, and other modes of service, by |
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specifying in the concurrent order or ordinance creating the |
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district that those powers may be exercised by the district. |
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SECTION 2. 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. |