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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the designation of a portion of United States Highway |
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287 as the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Freeway. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 225, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 225.066 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 225.066. DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., FREEWAY. (a) |
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The part of United States Highway 287 south of State Highway 180 to |
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its intersection with Interstate Highway 820 in Tarrant County is |
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designated as the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Freeway. |
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(b) The department shall design and construct memorial |
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markers indicating the highway number, the designation as the Dr. |
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Martin Luther King, Jr., Freeway, and any other appropriate |
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information. |
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(c) The department shall erect a marker at each end of the |
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highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway. |
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(d) The department is not required to design, construct, or |
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erect a marker under this section unless the department receives a |
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grant or donation to cover the cost of the design, construction, and |
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erection. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |