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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to powers and duties of the Texas Department of |
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Transportation related to relocation assistance. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subsection (c), Section 227.041, Transportation |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(c) Unless in conflict with this chapter, all laws governing |
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the acquisition of right-of-way for a state highway apply to the |
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acquisition of right-of-way for the Trans-Texas Corridor, |
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including any law granting a power or imposing a duty related to |
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providing relocation assistance to a property owner from whom the |
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department acquires property. Sections 203.056, 203.057, and |
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203.058 apply to an acquisition by the department from a state |
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agency. Compensation to a state agency under those sections shall |
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be reasonable and may take the form of a single payment, a |
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participation payment under Section 227.042, or both a single |
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payment and a participation payment. |
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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. |