By: Harris S.B. No. 1845 Line and page numbers may not match official copy. Bill not drafted by TLC or Senate E&E. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT 1-1 relating to the donation of land to the Texas Department of 1-2 Transportation for the purpose of construction and maintenance of 1-3 certain roadways. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Chapter 280, Transportation Code, is amended by 1-6 adding Section 280.002 to read as follows: 1-7 Sec. 280.002. Donation of property for the construction and 1-8 maintenance of certain roadways. 1-9 The Texas Department of Transportation may accept a donation 1-10 of land from a private individual, entity or county, and may 1-11 contract with the county to construct service and access roads to 1-12 United States or Interstate Highways, provided that the resulting 1-13 roadwork meets construction standards established by the Texas 1-14 Department of Transportation. 1-15 SECTION 2. Title 6, Transportation Code, is amended by 1-16 adding Chapter 317 to read as follows: 1-17 Chapter 317. Donation of property for the construction and 1-18 maintenance of certain roadways. 1-19 The Texas Department of Transportation may accept a donation 1-20 of land from a private individual, entity or municipality, and may 1-21 contract with the municipality to construct service and access 2-1 roads to United States or Interstate Highways, provided that the 2-2 resulting roadwork meets construction standards established by the 2-3 Texas Department of Transportation. 2-4 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the 2-5 crowded condition of the calendars of both houses create an 2-6 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 2-7 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 2-8 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended, 2-9 and that this Act take effect and be in force from and after its 2-10 passage, and it is so enacted.