Enrolled Bill Summary

Senate Bill 316	Senate Author:  Wentworth
Effective:  5-27-09	House Sponsor:  Corte

            Senate Bill 316 amends the Transportation Code to authorize the governing body of a general-law municipality to enter into an interlocal contract with the surrounding municipality for the establishment of a railroad quiet zone located outside the boundaries of the general-law municipality that the governing body determines will benefit the general-law municipality. The bill authorizes a general-law municipality to expend municipal funds and issue certificates of obligation or bonds to pay for expenses associated with such a railroad quiet zone, including expenses related to feasibility, engineering, and traffic studies and improvements related to the railroad quiet zone. The bill makes its provisions applicable only to a Type A general-law municipality that is an enclave surrounded entirely by a municipality with a population of 1.1 million or more.