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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the creation of the Transportation Safety and Access |
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Advisory Committee. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter H, Chapter 201, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 201.6141 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 201.6141. TRANSPORTATION SAFETY AND ACCESS ADVISORY |
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COMMITTEE. (a) In this section, "committee" means the |
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Transportation Safety and Access Advisory Committee created under |
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this section. |
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(b) Section 2110.002, Government Code, does not apply to the |
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committee. The committee is composed of a representative appointed |
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by: |
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(1) AARP; |
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(2) the Texas chapter of the American Planning |
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Association; |
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(3) the Texas chapter of the American Society of |
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Landscape Architects; |
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(4) the Association of Texas Metropolitan Planning |
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Organizations; |
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(5) the department; |
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(6) the Department of Aging and Disability Services; |
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(7) the Department of State Health Services; |
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(8) an organization, selected by the department, that |
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represents bicyclists; |
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(9) an organization, selected by the department, that |
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represents persons with disabilities; |
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(10) the Texas Association of Counties; and |
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(11) the Texas Municipal League. |
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(c) Not later than December 1, 2015, the department shall |
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ensure that the representatives of the committee are appointed and |
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call the first meeting of the committee. |
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(d) The committee shall study methods, including |
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infrastructure additions such as sidewalks and bicycle lanes, the |
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department can use to improve the safety and access of all users of |
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state or federally funded transportation projects. |
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(e) Not later than September 1, 2016, the committee shall |
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create and submit to the department a report on the methods |
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described in Subsection (d). |
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(f) The committee is abolished and this section expires |
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January 1, 2017. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |