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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of certain transportation authorities to |
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create a local government corporation. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subdivision (3), Section 431.003, |
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Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(3) "Local government" means: |
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(A) a municipality; |
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(B) a county; or |
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(C) for purposes of Subchapter D: |
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(i) [,] a navigation district, hospital |
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district, or hospital authority; |
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(ii) [, or] a regional transportation |
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authority governed by Chapter 452; |
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(iii) a rapid transit authority governed by |
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Chapter 451; or |
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(iv) a coordinated county transportation |
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authority governed by Chapter 460 [as described by Section
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452.001]. |
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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. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 276 passed the Senate on |
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March 18, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 276 passed the House on |
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May 2, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 3, two present |
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not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |