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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the establishment of a smart growth policy work group |
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and the development of a smart growth policy for this state. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subtitle B, Title 10, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Chapter 2060 to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 2060. SMART GROWTH POLICY |
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Sec. 2060.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "work group" |
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means the work group on smart growth policy established under this |
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chapter. |
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Sec. 2060.002. WORK GROUP ON SMART GROWTH POLICY. (a) The |
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work group is composed of a representative from the following |
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agencies appointed by the executive head of the agency: |
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(1) the comptroller's office; |
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(2) the Texas Department of Transportation; |
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(3) the Texas Department of Housing and Community |
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Affairs; |
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(4) the Department of State Health Services; |
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(5) the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; |
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(6) the Texas Workforce Commission; |
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(7) the General Land Office; |
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(8) the Office of Rural Community Affairs; |
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(9) the Railroad Commission of Texas; |
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(10) the Department of Agriculture; |
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(11) the Texas Education Agency; and |
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(12) other state or regional agencies considered |
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necessary by the co-presiding officers of the work group. |
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(b) The representatives from the Texas Department of |
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Transportation, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, and |
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the Department of State Health Services shall serve as co-presiding |
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officers of the work group. |
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(c) The work group shall hold regular meetings. |
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Sec. 2060.003. DUTIES OF WORK GROUP. (a) The work group |
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shall collaborate and develop a comprehensive smart growth plan for |
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the state to prepare for the projected population growth in the |
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state. |
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(b) In developing the plan, the work group shall consider |
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and develop policies for addressing: |
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(1) the quality of community life; |
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(2) the design of municipalities, counties, and |
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regions; |
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(3) economic issues; |
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(4) environmental issues; |
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(5) health issues; |
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(6) housing issues; |
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(7) transportation issues; |
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(8) mixed land use; |
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(9) gentrification; |
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(10) development decisions that are predictable, |
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fair, and cost-effective; and |
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(11) the encouragement of community and stakeholder |
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collaboration in development decisions. |
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(c) The work group shall coordinate with councils of |
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government, regional mobility organizations, metropolitan planning |
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associations, and smart growth experts in the public and private |
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sectors, including the United States Environmental Protection |
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Agency and planning departments in other states. |
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(d) The work group shall solicit and obtain input from |
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relevant stakeholders. |
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Sec. 2060.004. REPORT TO LEGISLATURE. Not later than |
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January 1 of each odd-numbered year, the work group shall submit a |
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report to the legislature on the smart growth plan and policies |
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developed by the work group under this chapter. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than November 1, 2009, the executive |
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head of each agency included on the work group under Chapter 2060, |
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Government Code, as added by this Act, shall appoint a |
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representative to the work group on smart growth policy. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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