80R9207 JTS-D
 
  By: Leibowitz, Martinez H.B. No. 2422
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the accessibility of emergency crossovers on a state
  highway toll project.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subchapter B, Chapter 228, Transportation Code,
  is amended by adding Section 228.059 to read as follows:
         Sec. 228.059.  ACCESSIBILITY OF EMERGENCY CROSSOVERS. The
  operator of a toll project shall ensure that any emergency
  crossover on the project remains accessible at all times, without
  impediment, to authorized emergency vehicles.
         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.