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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to county improvement of subdivision roads. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 253.001, Transportation Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 253.001. APPLICABILITY. This chapter applies only to |
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a subdivision, part of a subdivision, or an access road [in an
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unincorporated area of a county]. |
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SECTION 2. Chapter 253, Transportation Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 253.012 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 253.012. ROADS IN MUNICIPALITIES. (a) If a road in a |
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subdivision or an access road to a subdivision is located in a |
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municipality, the county may improve the road only if the governing |
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body of the municipality and the commissioners court: |
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(1) agree that the county may improve the road; and |
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(2) in the agreement indicate whether the improved |
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road will become a county road or a municipal road. |
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(b) Before a county may improve a road located in a |
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municipality under this section: |
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(1) the county must meet the other requirements of |
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this subchapter; and |
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(2) the commissioners court of the county must find |
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that the improvement of the road serves a county purpose. |
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(c) Section 253.011 does not apply to a road improved under |
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this section. |
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SECTION 3. 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. |