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R E S O L U T I O N
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BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the State of |
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Texas, 82nd Legislature, Regular Session, 2011, That House Rule 13, |
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Section 9(a), be suspended in part as provided by House Rule 13, |
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Section 9(f), to enable the conference committee appointed to |
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resolve the differences on House Bill 2327 (establishment and |
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operation of a motor-bus-only lane pilot program in certain |
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counties) to consider and take action on the following matter: |
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House Rule 13, Section 9(a)(3), is suspended to permit the |
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committee to add text on a matter which is not in disagreement by |
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adding text in SECTION 1 of the bill, in added Section 455.006(a), |
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Transportation Code, to read as follows: |
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(a) The department, in consultation with the Department of |
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Public Safety and in conjunction with and with the elective |
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participation of the appropriate metropolitan rapid transit |
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authorities, county transportation authorities, municipal transit |
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departments, and regional transportation authorities and the |
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municipalities served by those mass transit entities, shall |
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establish and operate a motor-bus-only lane pilot program for |
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highways in Bexar, El Paso, Tarrant, and Travis Counties that are |
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part of the state highway system and have shoulders of sufficient |
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width and structural integrity. |
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Explanation: This change is necessary to clarify that a mass |
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transit entity is not required to participate in the establishment |
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and operation of the motor-bus-only lane pilot program. |