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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to approval of the study of, design for, and construction |
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of a proposed toll project by the commissioners court of the county |
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in which the toll project is to be located. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 372, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 372.002 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 372.002. COMMISSIONERS COURT APPROVAL REQUIRED. (a) A |
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toll project entity or metropolitan planning organization must |
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obtain, by a three-fifths vote, approval of the commissioners court |
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of the county in which a toll project is proposed to be located |
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before the toll project entity or metropolitan planning |
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organization may: |
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(1) conduct a feasibility study for the project; |
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(2) develop a design for the project; or |
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(3) enter into a construction contract for the |
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project. |
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(b) A toll project entity or metropolitan planning |
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organization is required by Subsection (a) to obtain separate |
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approval before each of the actions specified by Subsections |
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(a)(1), (2), and (3). |
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SECTION 2. Section 372.002, Transportation Code, as added |
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by this Act, does not apply to a toll project for which: |
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(1) a feasibility study has been conducted or a plan or |
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design has been developed before September 1, 2015; or |
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(2) a contract for construction has been entered into |
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before September 1, 2015. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |