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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the accessibility of emergency crossovers on a state |
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highway toll project. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 228, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 228.059 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 228.059. ACCESSIBILITY OF EMERGENCY CROSSOVERS. The |
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operator of a toll project shall ensure that any emergency |
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crossover on the project remains accessible at all times, without |
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impediment, to authorized emergency vehicles. |
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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. |