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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certain improvements of the state highway system in |
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certain census tracts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 222, Transportation Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 222.0012 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 222.0012. CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS OF STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM |
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IN CERTAIN CENSUS TRACTS PROHIBITED. (a) Notwithstanding any |
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other law, and subject to Subsection (b), money described by |
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Section 222.001(a) may not be used to expand or extend a highway of |
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the state highway system unless the department determines that the |
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expansion or extension is not located in a census tract classified |
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as medium or high vulnerability in the most recent social |
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vulnerability index published by the federal Centers for Disease |
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Control and Prevention and the Agency for Toxic Substances and |
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Disease Registry. |
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(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to a multimodal |
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transportation project. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |