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House Bill 2204 |
House Author: Pickett |
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Effective: 6-14-13 |
Senate Sponsor: Watson |
House Bill 2204 adds temporary provisions, set to expire February 1, 2015, to require the Texas Transportation Commission by rule to establish and the Texas Department of Transportation to implement a variable speed limit pilot program to study the effectiveness of temporarily lowering prima facie speed limits to address inclement weather, congestion, road construction, or any other condition that affects the safe and orderly movement of traffic on a roadway. Among other provisions, the bill requires the commission to inform the Department of Public Safety and any affected local law enforcement agency about the pilot program and the locations being used to test the program. The bill sets out provisions relating to a speed limit that is established under the program and requires the commission, not later than December 31, 2014, to submit a report to the legislature that includes specified items relating to the program.