By: Menendez, Straus H.B. No. 160
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to a study on the relocation of freight trains away from
  certain residential areas of the state.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  (a)  The Texas Department of Transportation
  shall conduct a study to determine the economic feasibility of
  relocating freight trains that carry hazardous materials away from
  residential areas of the state in municipalities with a population
  of more than 1.2 million.  The study must include an evaluation of
  cost options for the relocation of freight trains from residential
  areas.
         (b)  Not later than March 1, 2008, the Texas Department of
  Transportation shall report the results of the study conducted
  under Subsection (a) of this section to the governor and the
  legislature.
         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, 2007.