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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the construction of a bridge crossing Laguna Madre. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter H, Chapter 201, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 201.625 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 201.625. LAGUNA MADRE BRIDGE. (a) The department |
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shall: |
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(1) develop a plan, conduct an environmental review, |
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and propose a design for a bridge crossing Laguna Madre in Nueces or |
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Kleberg County in addition to the John F. Kennedy Memorial |
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Causeway; and |
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(2) on construction of the bridge described by |
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Subdivision (1), designate the bridge as part of the state highway |
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system. |
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(b) The bridge described by Subsection (a) must provide an |
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additional evacuation route for residents of North Padre Island in |
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the event of a hurricane or other natural disaster. |
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(c) The department shall include the bridge described by |
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this section in the unified transportation program under Subchapter |
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P. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |