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By: Phillips, Branch (Senate Sponsor - Nichols) |
H.B. No. 695 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House April 8, 2013; |
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April 10, 2013, read first time and referred to Committee on |
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Transportation; May 9, 2013, reported favorably by the following |
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vote: Yeas 7, Nays 0; May 9, 2013, sent to printer.) |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to funding state highway markers. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 225.021(b) and (c), Transportation |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The department shall [may] accept a grant or donation |
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made to assist in financing the construction and maintenance of a |
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marker. |
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(c) The department may not [is not required to] design, |
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construct, or erect a marker under this subchapter unless a grant or |
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donation of funds is made to the department to cover the cost of the |
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design, construction, and erection of the marker. |
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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. |
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