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By: Kent, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Deuell) |
H.B. No. 2644 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House April 29, 2009; |
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May 4, 2009, read first time and referred to Committee on |
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Transportation and Homeland Security; May 21, 2009, reported |
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favorably, as amended, by the following vote: Yeas 7, Nays 0; |
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May 21, 2009, sent to printer.) |
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT NO. 1 |
By: Nichols |
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Amend H.B. No. 2644 (engrossed version) by adding the |
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following at the end of added Section 442.026, Government Code |
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(page 1, between lines 42 and 43): |
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(c) A designation of the Bankhead Highway as a Texas |
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historic highway shall not be construed as a designation under the |
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National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.). |
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(d) Local governmental entities located along the Bankhead |
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Highway shall assist the commission in paying for the |
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implementation of this section and the marketing of the highway. |
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(e) Unless available and specifically appropriated for that |
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purpose, the Texas Department of Transportation may not use money |
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in the state highway fund for the implementation of this section or |
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the marketing of the highway. |
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(f) The Texas Department of Transportation is not required |
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to design, construct, or erect a marker under this section unless a |
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grant or donation of funds is made to the department to cover the |
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cost of the design, construction, and erection of the marker. Money |
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received to cover the cost of the marker shall be deposited to the |
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credit of the state highway fund. |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the designation of the Bankhead Highway as a historic |
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highway. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 442, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 442.026 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 442.026. BANKHEAD HIGHWAY AS TEXAS HISTORIC HIGHWAY. |
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(a) The commission shall cooperate with the Texas Department of |
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Transportation to identify, designate, interpret, and market the |
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Bankhead Highway as a Texas historic highway, for the portion of the |
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Bankhead Highway located in this state. |
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(b) To supplement revenue available for the purposes under |
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Subsection (a), the commission and the Texas Department of |
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Transportation may pursue federal funds dedicated to highway |
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enhancement. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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