77R9383 MTB-F
By Gallego H.B. No. 299
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 299:
By Alexander C.S.H.B. No. 299
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to speed limits on state highways.
1-3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-4 SECTION 1. Section 545.353, Transportation Code, is amended
1-5 by amending Subsection (d) and by adding Subsection (h) to read as
1-6 follows:
1-7 (d) Except as provided by Subsection (h), the [The]
1-8 commission may not:
1-9 (1) modify the rules established by Section
1-10 545.351(b);
1-11 (2) establish a speed limit of more than 70 miles per
1-12 hour; or
1-13 (3) increase the speed limit for a vehicle described
1-14 by Section 545.352(b)(5).
1-15 (h) Notwithstanding Section 545.352(b), the commission may
1-16 establish a speed limit of 75 miles per hour on a part of the
1-17 highway system if:
1-18 (1) the commission determines that 75 miles per hour
1-19 is a reasonable and safe speed for that part of the highway system;
1-20 and
1-21 (2) that part of the highway is located in a county
1-22 with a population density of less than 10 persons per square mile.
1-23 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
1-24 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
2-1 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
2-2 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
2-3 Act takes effect September 1, 2001.