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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to joint participation agreements with local governments |
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for highway improvements. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 222, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 222.054 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 222.054. JOINT PARTICIPATION AGREEMENTS WITH LOCAL |
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GOVERNMENTS. A rule adopted by the department that governs joint |
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participation agreements with local governments for a highway |
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improvement project must: |
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(1) allow a local government to perform maintenance on |
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interstate highways, as defined by Section 545.352, located within |
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the boundaries of the local government under a contract with the |
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department in which the department reimburses the local government |
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for the maintenance; and |
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(2) limit the amount a local government may be held |
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responsible under an agreement for right-of-way acquisition and |
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utility relocation to not more than 10 percent over the |
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department's original estimate for the acquisition or relocation. |
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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. |