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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority for the department of transportation to |
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enter into a comprehensive development agreement for the financing, |
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design, acquisition, construction, maintenance, or operation of a |
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rail facility or system. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subsection (a), Section 91.054, Transportation |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(a) To the extent and in the manner that the department may |
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enter into a comprehensive development agreement under Chapter 223, |
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the department may enter into a comprehensive development agreement |
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under this chapter that provides for the financing, design, |
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acquisition, construction, maintenance, or operation of a rail |
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facility or system. All provisions of Chapter 223 relating to |
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comprehensive development agreements apply to comprehensive |
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development agreements for facilities under this chapter, |
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including provisions relating to the confidentiality of |
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information. However, the authority provided under this chapter is |
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not subject to the limitations provided by Section 223.201(f) or to |
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the limitations on entering into a comprehensive development |
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agreement for a project described by Section 223.201(f). Claims |
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arising under a comprehensive development agreement are subject to |
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Section 201.112. |
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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. |