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AN ACT
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relating to certain transportation studies. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. (a) The Texas Transportation Commission shall |
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conduct a study of the feasibility of prioritizing the distribution |
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of funds to highway projects that enhance federally designated |
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emergency evacuation routes. The study must determine the sources |
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of funds available for those projects. |
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(b) Not later than January 15, 2009, the Texas |
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Transportation Commission shall submit to the legislature a written |
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report containing the findings of the study and the commission's |
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recommendations. |
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(c) This section expires September 1, 2009. |
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SECTION 2. The Texas Department of Transportation and The |
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Office of the Governor, Economic Development and Tourism Division, |
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will conduct a study involving their respective departments, the |
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tourism industry, general aviation airports, and pilots in a review |
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of the Texas Airport Directory and how it can be improved to |
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contribute to tourism and economic development in Texas. The study |
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shall consider the potential for including paid advertising and |
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reducing or eliminating the directory fee. |
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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. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3275 was passed by the House on May 4, |
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2007, by the following vote: Yeas 139, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 3275 on May 26, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 142, Nays 0, |
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2 present, not voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3275 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 22, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays |
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0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |