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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the procedure for the removal of a cattle guard on a |
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county road. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 251, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 251.0096 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 251.0096. REMOVAL OF CATTLE GUARDS FROM COUNTY ROADS. |
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(a) The commissioners court of a county may remove a cattle guard |
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from a county road of any class if the commissioners court notifies |
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each affected landowner by certified mail not less than 90 days |
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before the proposed removal of the cattle guard. |
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(b) The commissioners court is not required to hold a public |
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hearing on a proposed cattle guard removal. If a resident of the |
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county requests a public hearing, the commissioners court shall |
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hold a public hearing on the removal of the cattle guard. To be |
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valid, a request for a public hearing must be in writing and be made |
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before the 75th day after the date the notice required by Subsection |
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(a) is mailed. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |