1-1 By: Shapleigh, Lucio S.B. No. 224 1-2 (In the Senate - Filed January 11, 2001; January 16, 2001, 1-3 read first time and referred to Committee on Business and Commerce; 1-4 March 15, 2001, reported adversely, with favorable Committee 1-5 Substitute by the following vote: Yeas 7, Nays 0; March 15, 2001, 1-6 sent to printer.) 1-7 COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 224 By: Shapleigh 1-8 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-9 AN ACT 1-10 relating to requiring that the Texas Transportation Commission meet 1-11 with transportation officials of bordering states of the United 1-12 Mexican States to discuss transportation and infrastructure issues. 1-13 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-14 SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 201, Transportation Code, 1-15 is amended by adding Section 201.114 to read as follows: 1-16 Sec. 201.114. CROSS-BORDER TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE 1-17 MEETINGS. The commission shall initiate efforts to meet at least 1-18 semiannually with the commission's counterparts in those states of 1-19 the United Mexican States that border this state to discuss 1-20 transportation and infrastructure issues. To the extent 1-21 practicable, the commission shall meet at least semiannually with 1-22 its counterparts in those bordering states to discuss 1-23 transportation and infrastructure issues. 1-24 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001. 1-25 * * * * *