78R9587 DWS-D
By: Chavez H.B. No. 2974
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 2974:
By: Merritt C.S.H.B. No. 2974
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a Texas-Mexico border trade corridor plan.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter H, Chapter 201, Transportation Code,
is amended by adding Section 201.6011 to read as follows:
Sec. 201.6011. TEXAS-MEXICO BORDER TRADE CORRIDOR PLAN.
The department shall implement an integrated trade transportation
corridor plan for cross-border traffic. The plan must:
(1) include strategies and projects to aid the
exchange of international trade using the system of multiple
transportation modes in this state; and
(2) assign priorities based on the amount of
international trade, measured by weight and value, using the
transportation systems of this state, including:
(A) border ports of entry;
(B) commercial ports;
(C) inland ports;
(D) highways;
(E) pipelines;
(F) railroads; and
(G) deepwater gulf ports.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.