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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to donations of landscape materials and services to the |
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Texas Department of Transportation. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 392, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 392.003 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 392.003. DONATIONS FOR LANDSCAPE INSTALLATION OR |
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MAINTENANCE. As authorized by Section 201.206, the commission by |
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rule shall establish a program under which the department may |
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accept from any source, including an individual or a private |
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business or organization, donations of landscape materials for |
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state highways. The program shall also provide for the department |
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to enter an agreement with an individual or private business or |
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organization for the individual or entity to provide, at no cost to |
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the department, services for the installation or maintenance of |
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landscaping on state highways. |
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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. |