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By: Lewis (Senate Sponsor - Seliger) |
H.B. No. 1255 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House April 23, 2009; |
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May 12, 2009, read first time and referred to Committee on |
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Administration; May 20, 2009, reported favorably by the following |
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vote: Yeas 5, Nays 0; May 20, 2009, sent to printer.) |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to an interlocal contract for a relief highway route |
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around certain municipalities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 791, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 791.034 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 791.034. INTERLOCAL CONTRACT FOR RELIEF HIGHWAY ROUTE |
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AROUND CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES. (a) The governing body of a |
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municipality located in a county in which is located a facility |
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licensed to dispose of low-level radioactive waste under Chapter |
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401, Health and Safety Code, may enter into an interlocal contract |
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with the county for the construction and maintenance of a relief |
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highway route around and outside the boundaries of the municipality |
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that the governing body determines will serve a public purpose of |
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the municipality. |
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(b) The municipality may expend municipal funds and may |
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issue certificates of obligation or bonds to pay for expenses |
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associated with a relief highway route under Subsection (a). |
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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, 2009. |
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