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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the criteria for selecting a route for a segment of the |
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Trans-Texas Corridor. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 227.012, Transportation Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 227.012. ROUTE SELECTION. (a) The commission shall |
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consider the following criteria when selecting a route for a |
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segment of the Trans-Texas Corridor: |
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(1) current and projected traffic patterns; |
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(2) the safety of motorists; |
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(3) potential risks to persons from spills or |
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accidents of any kind; |
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(4) environmental effects, including the effect on air |
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quality; |
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(5) current and projected economic development; |
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(6) the current and projected need for additional |
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transportation options; and |
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(7) system connectivity. |
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(b) A route for a segment of the Trans-Texas Corridor may |
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not be constructed in a county that is located between the northern |
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border of this state and the northern boundary of a county with a |
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population greater than 430,000 in which no city with a population |
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greater than 83,000 is located until after one or more additional |
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vehicular lanes are added to the portion of an existing highway in |
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that county that is designated as an interstate highway or United |
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States highway. |
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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. |