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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the obstruction of streets by certain municipalities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 311.001, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (a) or (b) or Section |
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311.007, a municipality with a population of 1.9 million or more may |
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not permanently or semipermanently obstruct all or part of a street |
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in the municipality that has previously been open to traffic unless |
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the governing body of the municipality: |
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(1) holds a public hearing on the issue of the |
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obstruction; and |
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(2) approves the obstruction by a majority vote. |
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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. |