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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authorization of the construction of an electric |
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railway on or across a street, alley, square, or property of a |
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county or municipality. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 131.011, Transportation Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 131.011. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "interurban |
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electric railway company" means a corporation chartered under the |
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laws of this state to conduct and operate an electric railway, |
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including a railway operated by overhead catenary wires that is |
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capable of operating at speeds greater than 100 miles per hour, |
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between two municipalities in this state. |
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SECTION 2. Section 131.014(d), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(d) A corporation described by Section 131.012 may not |
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construct [This section does not authorize the construction of] an |
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electric railway on or across a street, alley, square, or property |
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of a county or municipality unless the construction is approved by |
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the governing body of the county or municipality, as applicable |
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[without the consent of the governing body of the municipality]. |
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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. |