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By: Martinez, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Lucio) |
H.B. No. 4576 |
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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 23, 2009, rereferred to Committee on |
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International Relations and Trade; May 25, 2009, reported |
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favorably by the following vote: Yeas 6, Nays 0; May 25, 2009, sent |
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to printer.) |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the designation of Farm-to-Market Road 1015 in Hidalgo |
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County as the Bill Summers International Boulevard. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. PURPOSE. The purpose of this Act is to recognize |
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Bill Summers for his unselfish sacrifices in developing a close |
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relationship between the Rio Grande Valley and the State of |
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Tamaulipas, United Mexican States. |
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SECTION 2. AMENDMENT. Subchapter B, Chapter 225, |
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Transportation Code, is amended by adding Section 225.077 to read |
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as follows: |
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Sec. 225.077. BILL SUMMERS INTERNATIONAL BOULEVARD. (a) |
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Farm-to-Market Road 1015 between U.S. Highway 83 and the Progreso |
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International Bridge is designated as the Bill Summers |
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International Boulevard. |
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(b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall |
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design and construct memorial markers indicating the highway |
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number, the designation as the Bill Summers International |
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Boulevard, and any other appropriate information. |
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(c) The department shall erect a marker at each end of the |
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boulevard and at appropriate intermediate sites along the |
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boulevard. |
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(d) The requirement that a recognized individual be |
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deceased under Section 225.001(c) does not apply to this section. |
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SECTION 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect |
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immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members |
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elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas |
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Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for |
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immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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