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R E S O L U T I O N
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BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the State of |
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Texas, 81st Legislature, Regular Session, 2009, That House Rule 13, |
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Section 9(a), be suspended in part as provided by House Rule 13, |
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Section 9(f), to enable the conference committee appointed to |
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resolve the differences on House Bill 2682 (the authority of |
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municipalities to alter speed limits) to consider and take action |
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on the following matter: |
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House Rule 13, Section 9(a)(1), is suspended to permit the |
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committee to change text not in disagreement in SECTION 1 of the |
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bill, in Sections 545.356(b-1) and (b-2), Transportation Code, to |
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read as follows: |
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(b-1) The [Except as provided by Subsection (b-2), the] |
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governing body of a municipality, for a highway or a part of a |
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highway in [an urban district in] the municipality that is not an |
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officially designated or marked highway or road of the state |
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highway system, [is 35 feet or less in width, and along which
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vehicular parking is not prohibited on one or both sides of the
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highway,] may declare a lower speed limit of not less than 25 miles |
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per hour, if the governing body determines that the prima facie |
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speed limit on the highway is unreasonable or unsafe. |
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(b-2) Subsection (b-1) applies only [does not apply] to a |
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two-lane, undivided highway or part of a highway [that has four or
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more lanes used for vehicular travel]. |
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Explanation: This change is necessary to clarify the type of |
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highway to which a municipality's authority to alter the speed |
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limit applies. |
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Alvarado |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2950 was adopted by the House on May |
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31, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 147, Nays 0, 1 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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