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AN ACT
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relating to the installation of solar-powered stop signs by a |
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property owners' association. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 430.002, Transportation Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 430.002. [SPEED FEEDBACK] SIGNS ERECTED BY |
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NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. (a) In this section, "property owners' |
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association" means an association described by Section 204.004, |
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Property Code. |
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(b) A property owners' association may install a speed |
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feedback sign or a solar-powered light-emitting diode (LED) stop |
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sign on a road, highway, or street in the association's |
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jurisdiction if: |
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(1) the association receives the consent of the |
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governing body of the political subdivision that maintains the |
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road, highway, or street for the placement of the sign; and |
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(2) the association pays for the installation of the |
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sign. |
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(c) A property owners' association that installs a [speed
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feedback] sign under this section is responsible for the |
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maintenance of the sign. |
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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, 2015. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 745 was passed by the House on April |
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16, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 146, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 745 was passed by the Senate on May |
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20, 2015, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |