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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the relocation of utilities as a result of the |
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construction or maintenance of a toll project that is the subject of |
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a comprehensive development agreement. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 371, Transportation Code, |
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as added by Chapter 264 (S.B. 792), Acts of the 80th Legislature, |
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Regular Session, 2007, is amended by adding Section 371.105 to read |
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as follows: |
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Sec. 371.105. RESPONSIBILITY FOR RELOCATION OF UTILITIES. |
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If the construction or maintenance of a toll project that is the |
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subject of a comprehensive development agreement requires the |
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relocation of utilities, the private entity is responsible for the |
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costs of the relocation. |
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SECTION 2. Section 371.105, Transportation Code, as added |
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by this Act, applies only to a toll project that is the subject of a |
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comprehensive development agreement entered into on or after the |
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effective date of 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, 2009. |