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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to regulation of traffic in a special district by a |
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commissioners court. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 791, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 791.036 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 791.036. REGULATION OF TRAFFIC IN SPECIAL DISTRICTS. |
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The commissioners court of a county may enter into an interlocal |
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contract with the board of a special district to apply the county's |
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traffic regulations to a public road in the county that is owned, |
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operated, and maintained by the district if the commissioners court |
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finds that it is in the county's interest to regulate traffic on the |
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public road. |
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SECTION 2. Section 251.151, Transportation Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 251.151. AUTHORITY OF COMMISSIONERS COURT TO REGULATE |
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CERTAIN ROADS. (a) The commissioners court of a county may |
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regulate traffic on a county road or on real property owned by the |
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county that is under the jurisdiction of the commissioners court. |
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(b) The commissioners court of a county may by order apply |
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the county's traffic regulations to a public road in the county that |
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is owned, operated, and maintained by a special district |
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and |
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located wholly or partly in the county if the commissioners court |
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and the board of the district have entered into an interlocal |
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contract under Section 791.036, Government Code. |
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(c) A public road that is subject to an order under |
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Subsection (b) is considered to be a county road for purposes of |
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applying a traffic regulation to the public road. |
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SECTION 3. Section 251.155(a), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The commissioners court of a county may adopt |
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regulations establishing a system of traffic control devices in |
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restricted traffic zones on: |
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(1) property described by Section 251.151(a); and |
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(2) property abutting a public road that is the |
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subject of an order under Section 251.151(b) if the property is |
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owned by the district that is subject to the order or is a public |
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right-of-way [251.151]. |
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SECTION 4. 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. |