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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to prohibiting the temporary closure of segments of the |
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state highway system on days that certain scheduled events are |
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being held. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 223, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 223.051 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 223.051. NOTIFICATION BY MUNICIPALITY OF SCHEDULED |
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EVENT. A contract for an improvement to a segment of the state |
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highway system must prohibit a contractor from temporarily closing |
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the highway, including temporarily relocating or changing an |
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entrance or exit ramp to or from the highway, on the date that an |
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event is scheduled to be held in a municipality in which the |
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improvement is being proposed if, not later than 180 days before the |
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date that the event is scheduled to be held, the municipality |
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notifies the department and the contractor of the date. |
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SECTION 2. Section 223.051, Transportation Code, as added |
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by this Act, applies only to a contract entered into on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. A contract entered into before the |
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effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the |
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date the contract was entered into, and the former law is continued |
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in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |