Enrolled Bill Summary

            House Bill 1703 adds a new section to the Transportation Code to provide that, in an unincorporated area of a county with a population of 10,000 or less and upon petition of 25 percent of the property owners residing in a subdivision in which the roads are privately maintained or on the request of the governing body of the entity that maintains those roads, the county commissioners court may extend any traffic rules that apply to a county road to the roads in the subdivision. The commissioners court may require subdivision property owners to pay all or part of the cost of extending and enforcing the traffic rules in the subdivision and must consult the sheriff to determine the cost of enforcement. The act also includes provisions relating to placement of official traffic control devices on property abutting the private roads.