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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to systems of county road administration in certain |
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counties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 252.301(d), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(d) Except as provided by Section 252.3011, a [A] county |
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that votes to adopt this subchapter may vote in the same manner to |
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discontinue use of this subchapter. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter D, Chapter 252, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 252.3011 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 252.3011. DISCONTINUATION OF COUNTY ROAD DEPARTMENT |
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SYSTEM IN CERTAIN COUNTIES. (a) This section applies only to a |
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county with a population of less than 75,000 that is adjacent to |
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three counties with populations of more than 450,000. |
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(b) The commissioners court of a county that has voted to |
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adopt this subchapter may discontinue the use of this subchapter by |
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an order made at a regular term of the court. |
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(c) The commissioners court shall enter the order in its |
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minutes. The order is not required to be in any particular form, |
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and substantial compliance with this section is sufficient. |
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(d) If the commissioners court discontinues the use of this |
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subchapter, Subchapter B applies to the county. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |