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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the development and operation by a regional mobility |
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authority of an urban green space or aesthetic enhancement located |
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above, adjacent to, or connected to an interstate highway. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 370.003(14), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(14) "Transportation project" means: |
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(A) a turnpike project; |
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(B) a system; |
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(C) a passenger or freight rail facility, |
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including: |
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(i) tracks; |
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(ii) a rail line; |
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(iii) switching, signaling, or other |
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operating equipment; |
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(iv) a depot; |
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(v) a locomotive; |
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(vi) rolling stock; |
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(vii) a maintenance facility; and |
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(viii) other real and personal property |
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associated with a rail operation; |
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(D) a roadway with a functional classification |
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greater than a local road or rural minor collector; |
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(D-1) a bridge; |
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(E) a ferry; |
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(F) an airport, other than an airport that on |
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September 1, 2005, was served by one or more air carriers engaged in |
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scheduled interstate transportation, as those terms were defined by |
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14 C.F.R. Section 1.1 on that date; |
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(G) a pedestrian or bicycle facility; |
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(H) an intermodal hub; |
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(I) an automated conveyor belt for the movement |
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of freight; |
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(J) a border crossing inspection station, |
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including: |
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(i) a border crossing inspection station |
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located at or near an international border crossing; and |
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(ii) a border crossing inspection station |
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located at or near a border crossing from another state of the |
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United States and not more than 50 miles from an international |
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border; |
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(K) an air quality improvement initiative; |
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(L) a public utility facility; |
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(M) a transit system; |
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(M-1) a parking area, structure, or facility, or |
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a collection device for parking fees; |
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(N) if applicable, projects and programs listed |
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in the most recently approved state implementation plan for the |
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area covered by the authority, including an early action compact; |
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(O) improvements in a transportation |
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reinvestment zone designated under Subchapter E, Chapter 222; |
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(P) port security, transportation, or facility |
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projects eligible for funding under Section 55.002; [and] |
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(Q) an aerial cable car or aerial tramway for the |
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transportation of persons or property, or both, that is located in |
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the jurisdiction of an authority created under Section 370.031(c); |
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and |
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(R) an urban green space or aesthetic enhancement |
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located above, adjacent to, or connected to an interstate highway, |
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which may include: |
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(i) recreational, bicycle, and pedestrian |
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facilities; |
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(ii) an intermodal hub; |
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(iii) parking areas; and |
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(iv) components that will benefit users of |
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transit, pedestrian, and other transportation modes, and promote |
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economic development in areas on or adjacent to the urban green |
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space or aesthetic enhancement. |
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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, 2023. |