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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the expenditure of money from the general revenue fund |
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for rail projects. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 91.036, Transportation Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 91.036. EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS. Subject to Sections |
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[Section] 91.071(b) and (c), the department may receive, accept, |
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and expend funds from this state, a federal agency, or other public |
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or private source for: |
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(1) rail planning; |
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(2) studies to determine the viability of a rail |
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facility for rail transportation service; |
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(3) studies to determine the necessity for the |
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department's acquisition or construction of a rail facility; and |
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(4) the acquisition, construction, maintenance, or |
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operation of a rail facility under this chapter, including the |
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assessment and remediation of environmental contamination existing |
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in or on a rail facility. |
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SECTION 2. Section 91.071, Transportation Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 91.071. FUNDING. (a) Subject to Subsections [Except
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as provided in Subsection] (b) and (c), the department may use any |
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available funds to implement this chapter, including funds from the |
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state infrastructure bank. |
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(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c) [for money received
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from the Texas economic development bank fund under Section
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489.102, Government Code], the department may not spend money from |
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the general revenue fund to implement this chapter except pursuant |
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to a line-item appropriation. |
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(c) The department may spend money from the general revenue |
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fund to implement this chapter without the need for a line-item |
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appropriation if the money is: |
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(1) received from the Texas economic development bank |
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fund under Section 489.102, Government Code; or |
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(2) appropriated to the Texas rail relocation and |
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improvement fund. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |