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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the closing, abandoning, and vacating of a public road |
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by a county; authorizing the imposition of a fee. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 251.058, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsections (d) and (e) to read as follows: |
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(d) If a commissioners court closes, abandons, and vacates a |
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public road or a portion of a public road at the request of an owner |
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of property that abuts the portion of the road being closed, |
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abandoned, and vacated, the commissioners court may require the |
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owner to: |
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(1) pay all reasonable administrative costs incurred |
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for processing the request and recording the order described by |
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Subsection (b) in the county deed records; and |
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(2) reimburse the county for the market value of any |
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property interest conveyed to the owner. |
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(e) A county by order of the commissioners court may adopt |
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standard fees required to be paid under Subsection (d)(1) for |
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processing a request and recording an order. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act to Section |
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251.058, Transportation Code, applies only to a request to close, |
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abandon, and vacate a public road or a portion of a public road that |
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is submitted to a commissioners court on or after the effective date |
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of this Act. A request submitted to a commissioners court before the |
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effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect when the |
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request was submitted, and the former law is continued in effect for |
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that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. 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. |