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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 87 in Hale |
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County as the Pete and Nelda Laney Highway. |
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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 225.217 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 225.217. PETE AND NELDA LANEY HIGHWAY. (a) |
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Notwithstanding Section 225.001(c), the portion of U.S. Highway 87 |
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in Hale County between its intersection with Farm-to-Market Road |
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1914 and its intersection with U.S. Highway 70 is designated as the |
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Pete and Nelda Laney Highway. |
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(b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall: |
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(1) design and construct markers indicating the |
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designation as the Pete and Nelda Laney Highway and any other |
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appropriate information; and |
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(2) erect a marker at each end of the highway and at |
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appropriate intermediate sites along the highway. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |