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79R9951 MTB-F


By:  Krusee                                                       H.B. No. 2656

Substitute the following for H.B. No. 2656:                                   

By:  Phillips                                                 C.S.H.B. No. 2656



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the establishment of a state airport in Central Texas by 
the Texas Department of Transportation.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 21.069, Transportation Code, is amended 
by amending Subsections (a) and (e) to read as follows:
	(a)  The department[, in consultation with the State 
Aircraft Pooling Board,] shall establish a state airport in Central 
Texas that is open to the general public.
	(e)  The department may utilize only federal matching funds, 
federal grants, in-kind contributions, private sector funds, 
nonprofit grants, department funds appropriated for aviation 
services, and local government funding for the establishment of 
this facility.
	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.