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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the terms and conditions for access to airports owned or |
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operated by certain local governments. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 22, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 22.028 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 22.028. TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR ACCESS TO AIRPORTS |
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OWNED OR OPERATED BY CERTAIN LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. (a) This section |
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applies only to a local government with a population of more than |
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11,000 and less than 19,000 that is located in a county: |
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(1) with a population of more than two million; and |
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(2) that is adjacent to a county with a population of |
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more than one million. |
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(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, |
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this section exclusively governs the setting of terms and |
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conditions, including the assessment of an access or use fee, by a |
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local government for permitting access to an airport owned or |
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operated by the local government by owners of property adjacent to |
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the airport. |
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(c) A local government may set the terms and conditions, |
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including the assessment of an access or use fee, for permitting |
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access to or use of an airport owned or operated by a local |
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government by owners of property adjacent to the airport. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |