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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 State Highway 37 in |
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Franklin County as the Tom Ramsay Highway. |
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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. TOM RAMSAY HIGHWAY. (a) The portion of State |
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Highway 37 located in Franklin County is designated as the Tom |
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Ramsay Highway. |
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(b) The department shall design and construct markers |
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indicating the highway number, the designation as the Tom Ramsay |
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Highway, and any other appropriate 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 a grant or donation of |
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public or private funds is made to the department to cover the cost |
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of the design, construction, and erection of the marker. |
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(e) Money received under Subsection (d) shall be deposited |
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to the credit of the state highway fund. |
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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. |