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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the designation by name of parts of the highway system. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 225.001, Transportation Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 225.001. RESTRICTIONS [PROHIBITION] ON NAMING |
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HIGHWAY. (a) The commission may not designate a part of the |
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highway system, including a bridge or street, by a name, including |
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the name of a living [or dead] individual or for an organization or |
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event, or by a symbol other than the regular highway number. |
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(b) Except as otherwise provided by statute, a part of the |
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highway system, including a bridge or street, may not be designated |
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by a name. |
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(c) A part of the highway system, including a bridge or |
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street, may be designated by the name of a person only if the person |
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is deceased and was significant: |
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(1) in the state's history; or |
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(2) in the lives of the people of this state. |
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SECTION 2. Section 225.021, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsections (c) and (d) to read as follows: |
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(c) The department is not required to design, construct, or |
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erect a marker under this subchapter unless a grant or donation of |
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funds is made to the department to cover the cost of the design, |
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construction, and erection of the marker. |
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(d) Money received under Subsection (b) shall be deposited |
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to the credit of the state highway fund. |
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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. |