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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a study on the relocation of freight trains away from |
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residential areas of the state. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. (a) The Texas Department of Transportation |
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shall conduct a study to determine the economic feasibility of |
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relocating freight trains that carry hazardous materials away from |
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residential areas of the state. The study must include an |
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evaluation of cost options for the relocation of freight trains |
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from residential areas. |
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(b) Not later than March 1, 2008, the Texas Department of |
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Transportation shall report the results of the study conducted |
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under Subsection (a) to the governor and the legislature. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT NO. 1 |
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Amend SECTION 1 (a)by adding; in municipalities with a population |
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of more than 1.2 million. after the words 'residential areas of the |
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state' on page 1 line 8. |
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Murphy |