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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the conversion of a two-way frontage road to a one-way |
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frontage road by the Texas Department of Transportation. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 203, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 203.035 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 203.035. CONVERSION OF TWO-WAY FRONTAGE ROAD TO |
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ONE-WAY FRONTAGE ROAD. Notwithstanding Section 203.003, the |
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department may not convert a frontage road that provides for |
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two-way movement of traffic to a frontage road that provides for |
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one-way movement of traffic if the commissioners court of the |
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county in which the frontage road is located adopts a motion or |
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order objecting to the conversion and files a copy of the motion or |
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order with the district engineer for the applicable department |
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district. |
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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. |