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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to lane restrictions for certain motor vehicles in highway |
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construction or maintenance work zones. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 545, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 545.0653 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 545.0653. RESTRICTION ON USE OF HIGHWAY IN MAINTENANCE |
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OR CONSTRUCTION WORK ZONE. (a) In this section: |
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(1) "Commercial motor vehicle" has the meaning |
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assigned by Section 548.001. |
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(2) "Construction or maintenance work zone" has the |
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meaning assigned by Section 472.022. |
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(3) "Department" means the Texas Department of |
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Transportation. |
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(4) "Executive director" means the executive director |
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of the department. |
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(b) The executive director or the executive director's |
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designee may restrict a commercial motor vehicle to a specific lane |
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of traffic in a construction or maintenance work zone for a highway |
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that is part of the state highway system if the executive director |
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or the executive director's designee determines that, based on a |
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traffic study performed by the department to evaluate the effect of |
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the restriction, the restriction is necessary to improve safety. |
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(c) The department shall erect and maintain official |
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traffic control devices necessary to implement and enforce a lane |
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restriction imposed under this section. A lane restriction may not |
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be enforced until the appropriate traffic control devices are in |
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place. |
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(d) The executive director or the executive director's |
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designee may rescind a lane restriction imposed under this section |
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at any time that the executive director or the executive director's |
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designee determines that the restriction is no longer necessary to |
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improve safety. |
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(e) A lane restriction imposed under this section expires |
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when the lane that is subject to the restriction is no longer in a |
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construction or maintenance work zone. |
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(f) The department shall remove traffic control devices |
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erected under this section if the lane restriction is rescinded |
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under Subsection (d) or expires under Subsection (e). |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |