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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 implementation of a traffic light |
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synchronization program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. (a) The Texas Department of Transportation, in |
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coordination with the Texas A&M Transportation Institute, shall |
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conduct a study regarding the costs and benefits of implementing a |
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traffic light synchronization program similar to the Traffic Light |
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Synchronization II Program that was implemented in this state by |
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the Texas Department of Transportation. |
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(b) The study shall address: |
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(1) the benefits of using closed-loop control systems |
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versus time-based control systems to synchronize traffic lights; |
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(2) potential changes in fuel consumption and traffic |
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congestion that could result from traffic light synchronization; |
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and |
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(3) potential environmental impacts of traffic light |
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synchronization, including any potential reduction in pollution |
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levels. |
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(c) As part of the study, the Texas Department of |
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Transportation shall compile new data regarding the intersections |
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in the cities that participated in the Traffic Light |
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Synchronization II Program and review the data to analyze the |
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efficiency and synchronicity of these intersections. |
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(d) Not later than October 1, 2016, the Texas Department of |
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Transportation shall issue a report on the study required under |
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this section to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker |
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of the house of representatives, and the appropriate standing |
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committees of the house of representatives and the senate. |
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(e) This Act expires September 1, 2017. |
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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. |