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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the abandonment of a county road. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 251.057(b), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) This section does not apply to: |
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(1) a road to a cemetery, unless a property owner whose |
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property adjoins the road enclosed with a fence under Subsection |
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(a) files notice with the county clerk of the county in which the |
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road is located that the owner agrees to provide reasonable access |
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to the cemetery in accordance with Section 711.041, Health and |
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Safety Code; or |
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(2) an access road that is reasonably necessary to |
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reach adjoining real property. |
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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. |