By: Raymond H.B. No. 2348
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 2348:
By: Hamric C.S.H.B. No. 2348
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to construction on a highway under the jurisdiction of the
Texas Department of Transportation by certain transit departments.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 453.107, Transportation Code, is amended
by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
(d) The department shall permit a transit department to
construct a separate area adjacent to a highway under the
jurisdiction of the department so that buses may safely board and
discharge passengers without impeding the flow of traffic. The
location, design, and construction standards of an area constructed
under this subsection must be approved by the department to ensure
the safety of the traveling public.
SECTION 2. 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, 2005.