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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the program categories in the unified transportation |
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program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter P, Chapter 201, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Sections 201.9955 and 201.9956 to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 201.9955. PROGRAM CATEGORY FOR PROJECTS RELATED TO |
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BORDER SECURITY. (a) The commission by rule shall include in the |
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project categories established under Section 201.995(a) a category |
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for projects related to improving border security and establishing |
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international trade corridors. |
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(b) The projects assigned to this category must: |
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(1) provide greater security in the movement of goods |
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or enhance the flow of goods from an international border crossing |
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onto the state highway system; or |
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(2) mitigate congestion affecting airports, railroad |
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crossings, or other transportation infrastructure located within |
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60 miles of an international border crossing. |
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Sec. 201.9956. FUNDING FOR PROGRAM CATEGORIES CREATED BY |
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LAW. A category required by law to be included in the categories |
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established under Section 201.995(a) may only be initially |
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implemented if the legislature makes a specific appropriation for |
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the purpose of implementing the category. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |