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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the use of certain money in the state highway fund |
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received from a project or system and held in a subaccount for the |
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benefit of the region in which the project or system is located. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 228.012(b), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The department shall hold money in a subaccount in trust |
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for the benefit of the region in which a project or system is |
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located and may, after any necessary consultation with the |
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metropolitan planning organization, council of governments or a |
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similar planning agency for the region, enter into an agreement or |
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agreements with the municipalities, counties or local governmental |
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entities in the region for the distribution of money to such |
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entities in such region that are authorized to construct, maintain, |
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or operate projects that are eligible for funding with that money. |
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assign the responsibility for allocating money in a subaccount to a
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metropolitan planning organization in which the region is located. |
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Except as provided by Subsection (c), money shall be allocated to |
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projects authorized by Section 228.0055 or Section 228.006, as |
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applicable. |
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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. |