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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 69 in |
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Jefferson County as the Allan B. Ritter Highway. |
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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 225.108 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 225.108. ALLAN B. RITTER HIGHWAY. (a) |
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Notwithstanding |
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Section 225.001(c), the portion of U.S. Highway 69 between State |
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Highway 347 and State Highway 73 in Jefferson County is designated |
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as the Allan B. Ritter Highway. The designation is in addition to |
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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 Allan B. Ritter Highway and any other |
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appropriate information; and |
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(2) erect a marker at each end of the highway and at |
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appropriate intermediate sites along the highway. |
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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. |