1-1 By: Ogden S.B. No. 416 1-2 (In the Senate - Filed January 26, 2001; January 29, 2001, 1-3 read first time and referred to Committee on Natural Resources; 1-4 February 15, 2001, reported favorably, as amended, by the following 1-5 vote: Yeas 7, Nays 0; February 15, 2001, sent to printer.) 1-6 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT NO. 1 By: Lucio 1-7 Amend S.B. No. 416 as follows: 1-8 On page 1, line 21, insert "or private entity" between 1-9 "public agency" and "in lieu". 1-10 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-11 AN ACT 1-12 relating to the authority of the Texas Department of Transportation 1-13 in connection with the mitigation of an adverse environmental 1-14 impact resulting from a state highway improvement project. 1-15 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-16 SECTION 1. Subchapter H, Chapter 201, Transportation Code, 1-17 is amended by adding Section 201.6061 to read as follows: 1-18 Sec. 201.6061. PAYMENT OF FEE TO PUBLIC AGENCY IN CONNECTION 1-19 WITH MITIGATION OF CERTAIN ADVERSE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS. If 1-20 authorized by the applicable regulatory authority, the department 1-21 may pay a fee to an appropriate public agency in lieu of acquiring 1-22 or agreeing to manage property for the mitigation of an adverse 1-23 environmental impact that is a direct result of a state highway 1-24 improvement project. 1-25 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 1-26 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 1-27 provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this 1-28 Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this 1-29 Act takes effect September 1, 2001. 1-30 * * * * *