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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the areas in which a freight rail district may be |
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created. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 171.051, Transportation Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 171.051. APPLICABILITY TO CERTAIN COUNTIES. A |
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district may be created only in: |
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(1) a county with a population of 3.3 million or more |
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and counties adjacent to such a county; or |
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(2) a county with a population of 250,000 or more that |
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borders a state of the United States, and counties adjacent to such |
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a county. |
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SECTION 2. Section 171.052(a), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The governing body of one or more counties and the most |
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populous municipality in the most populous county may by concurrent |
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order or ordinance create a district. At the time of creation, a |
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district must include: |
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(1) a county with a population of 3.3 million or |
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more[;] and |
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[(2)] that municipality; or |
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(2) the most populous county described by Section |
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171.051(2) and that municipality. |
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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. |