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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the reimbursement of utilities for relocation of |
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utility facilities following improvement or construction of |
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certain tolled highways. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 203.092, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by amending Subsections (a-1), (a-2), and (a-3) and adding |
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Subsection (a-4) to read as follows: |
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(a-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (a)(3), the department and |
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the utility shall share equally the cost of the relocation of a |
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utility facility that is made before September 1, 2017 [2013], and |
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required by the improvement of a nontolled highway to add one or |
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more tolled lanes. This subsection expires September 1, 2017 |
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[2013]. |
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(a-2) Notwithstanding Subsection (a)(3), the department and |
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the utility shall share equally the cost of the relocation of a |
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utility facility that is made before September 1, 2017 [2013], and |
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required by the improvement of a nontolled highway that has been |
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converted to a turnpike project or toll project. This subsection |
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expires September 1, 2017 [2013]. |
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(a-3) Notwithstanding Subsection (a)(3), the department and |
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the utility shall share equally the cost of the relocation of a |
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utility facility that is made before September 1, 2017 [2013], and |
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required by the construction on a new location of a turnpike project |
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or toll project or the expansion of such a turnpike project or toll |
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project. This subsection expires September 1, 2017 [2013]. |
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(a-4) If a utility under Subsection (a-1), (a-2), or (a-3) |
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is privately owned, the utility and the department must enter into |
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an agreement requiring the relocation of a utility facility to be |
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completed within a reasonable time period. If the utility does not |
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complete the relocation of a utility facility by the date specified |
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in the agreement, the department is not required to continue to |
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share the cost of the relocation of a utility facility under |
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Subsection (a-1), (a-2), or (a-3) after the date specified by the |
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agreement. This subsection expires September 1, 2017. |
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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 on the 91st day after the last day of the |
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legislative session. |