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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the boundaries of Texas Department of Transportation |
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districts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 201.105(b), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) In determining a district's boundaries, the commission |
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shall: |
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(1) consider all costs and benefits, including highway |
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activity in and the number of employees required for the proposed |
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district; and |
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(2) include the following counties in a single |
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district: Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Johnson, Kaufman, Parker, |
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Rockwall, Tarrant, and Wise. |
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SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, but not later than January 1, 2008, the Texas |
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Transportation Commission shall conform the boundaries of the Texas |
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Department of Transportation districts to conform to Section |
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201.105(b), Transportation Code, as amended by this Act. |
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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. |