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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to designating the Interstate Highway 45 causeway to |
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Galveston the George and Cynthia Mitchell Causeway. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 225, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 225.103 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 225.103. GEORGE AND CYNTHIA MITCHELL CAUSEWAY. (a) |
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The structure on Interstate Highway 45 that connects Galveston |
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Island to the Texas mainland and is commonly known as the Galveston |
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Causeway is designated as the George and Cynthia Mitchell Causeway. |
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The designation is in addition to any other designation. |
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(b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall: |
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(1) design and construct markers indicating the |
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designation as the George and Cynthia Mitchell Causeway and any |
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other appropriate information; and |
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(2) erect a marker at each end of the causeway. |
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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. |