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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to installation of mile markers on certain segments of the |
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state highway system. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter K, Chapter 201, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 201.912 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 201.912. MILE MARKERS. (a) Department district |
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engineers shall give priority to approved projects for the |
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installation of mile markers on a bridge or overpass that is one |
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half mile or longer in length. |
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(b) The department, in consultation with the Texas A&M |
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Transportation Institute, shall assess the statewide need for the |
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installation of mile markers, including the replacement of fallen |
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or damaged mile markers, on bridges and overpasses that are one half |
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mile or longer in length and on rural highways. |
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(c) For purposes of Subsection (b), "rural highway" means a |
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segment of the state highway system that: |
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(1) has noncontrolled access; and |
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(2) is outside the corporate limits of a municipality. |
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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. |