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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a study on the use of technology and other methods to |
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report, track, and prevent traffic violations and accidents. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. The Texas Department of Transportation and the |
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Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas jointly shall |
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conduct a study to review the use of technology and other methods to |
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report, track, and prevent traffic violations and accidents, |
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including global positioning systems and speed limit signs, used by |
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other states and countries. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than January 15, 2015, the departments |
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shall submit a report on the results of the study to the governor, |
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the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of |
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representatives, and the presiding officer of each standing |
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committee of the legislature with jurisdiction over transportation |
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matters. The report must contain recommendations assessing the |
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feasibility, cost-effectiveness, and public benefit of |
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implementing the technologies and methods described by Section 1 of |
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this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act expires August 31, 2015. |
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SECTION 4. 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. |