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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to regulation of traffic on certain roads by counties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 542.0081(b), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The residents of all or any portion of a special |
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district may file a petition with the commissioners court of the |
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county in which the roads are located requesting that county |
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enforcement of traffic rules on county roads be extended to the |
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roads of the district. The petition must: |
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(1) specify the roads over which county enforcement is |
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sought; |
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(2) specify the traffic rules for which county |
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enforcement is sought; and |
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(3) be signed by 25 [50] percent of the property owners |
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residing in the area that is served by the roads of the district |
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over which county enforcement is sought. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a petition filed on or after the effective date of this Act. A |
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petition filed before the effective date of this Act is governed by |
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the law in effect on the date the petition was filed, and the former |
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law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. 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. |