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House Bill 1201 |
House Author: Kolkhorst et al. |
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Effective: 6-17-11 |
Senate Sponsor: Hegar |
House Bill 1201 amends the Transportation Code to repeal the authority for the establishment and operation of the Trans-Texas Corridor and amends that code and the Tax Code to remove statutory references to the corridor. The bill also authorizes the Texas Transportation Commission to allow an oversize or overweight vehicle to be operated on a lane designated as an exclusive lane on the state highway system if the operation is supported by an engineering and traffic study that includes specified analyses and makes the authorization inapplicable to certain vehicles and roadways. In addition, the bill establishes certain conditions under which the commission may establish a speed limit not to exceed 85 miles per hour on a part of the state highway system.