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AN ACT
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relating to training on the treatment of toll project roadways |
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during inclement weather. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 372, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 372.059 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 372.059. TREATMENT OF TOLL ROADWAY DURING INCLEMENT |
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WEATHER. (a) Except as provided by Subsections (e) and (f), a toll |
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project entity that treats a roadway maintained by the entity |
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during icy or snowy weather shall require each employee or |
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contractor who develops and supervises a plan for roadway treatment |
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to complete a training course on treating roadways during icy or |
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snowy weather in the same manner as a department employee who treats |
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roadways during icy or snowy weather. |
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(b) The department, in coordination with public toll |
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project entities: |
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(1) shall make training courses that the department |
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provides to department employees who develop and supervise plans |
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for roadway treatment available to a person required to receive |
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training under Subsection (a); and |
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(2) may adopt rules as necessary to implement this |
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section. |
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(c) The department, in coordination with toll project |
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entities, shall identify the types of employees and contractors who |
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are subject to the training requirements under Subsection (a). |
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(d) A training course described by Subsection (b) must |
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include instruction regarding: |
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(1) prioritizing treatment of elevated structures and |
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other roadway elements that pose the highest risk to public health |
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and safety during icy or snowy weather; |
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(2) timing of treatment of roadways during icy or |
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snowy weather; and |
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(3) treatment of general purpose lanes adjacent to a |
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toll project. |
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(e) The department may authorize a toll project entity to |
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require that an employee or contractor required to receive training |
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under Subsection (a) complete a training course provided by another |
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entity that includes substantially the same information as a course |
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provided by the department. |
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(f) For a roadway that is subject to a comprehensive |
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development agreement entered into by the department or a public |
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toll project entity under which a private participant is |
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responsible for maintaining the roadway, the private participant is |
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responsible for requiring each employee or contractor of the |
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private participant who develops and supervises a plan for roadway |
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treatment to complete the training required by Subsection (a). |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 4797 was passed by the House on April |
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21, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 141, Nays 0, 1 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 4797 on May 17, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 143, Nays 0, |
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1 present, not voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 4797 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 15, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays |
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0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |