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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to funding for certain commercial service airport |
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projects. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 21, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 21.115 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 21.115. FUNDING FOR CERTAIN COMMERCIAL SERVICE |
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AIRPORTS. To the extent consistent with federal funding |
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restrictions, a project involving a commercial service airport is |
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eligible for financial assistance under this subchapter, including |
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for inclusion in the aviation facilities capital improvement |
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program, if the airport is located in a county along the |
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Texas-Mexico border that has a population of less than 300,000 and |
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contains one or more municipalities with a population of 200,000 or |
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more. |
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SECTION 2. 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, 2013. |