By:  Zaffirini                                                    S.B. No. 132


A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the replacement and repair of existing cattle guards on 
county roads.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Subchapter A, Chapter 251, Transportation Code, 
is amended by adding Section 251.0095 to read as follows:
	Sec. 251.0095.  REPLACEMENT AND REPAIR OF EXISTING CATTLE 
GUARDS ON COUNTY ROADS.  (a)  The commissioners court of a county 
may authorize the replacement or repair of an existing cattle guard 
on a county road of any class.
	(b)  The commissioners court may replace or repair a cattle 
guard on a county road of any class and may pay for its replacement 
or repair from the county road and bridge fund if the court finds 
that the replacement or repair of the cattle guard is in the best 
interest of the residents of the county.
	SECTION 2.  The section heading of Section 251.009, 
Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 251.009.  CONSTRUCTION OF CATTLE GUARDS ON COUNTY ROADS 
IN CERTAIN COUNTIES; OFFENSE.
	SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this 
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this 
Act takes effect September 1, 2003.