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R E S O L U T I O N
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BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the State of Texas, 81st |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 2009, That Senate Rule 12.03 be |
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suspended in part as provided by Senate Rule 12.08 to enable the |
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conference committee appointed to resolve the differences on House |
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Bill 2682 (the authority of municipalities to alter speed limits) |
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to consider and take action on the following matter: |
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Senate Rule 12.03(1), is suspended to permit the committee to |
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change text not in disagreement in SECTION 1 of the bill, in |
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Sections 545.356(b-1) and (b-2), Transportation Code, to read as |
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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. |