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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the revocation of an organization's adoption of a |
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section of the state highway system. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 430, Transportation Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 430.003 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 430.003. PROCEDURES FOR REVOKING ADOPTION OF HIGHWAY |
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SECTION. (a) In this section, "organization" includes a business |
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entity. |
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(b) A person may initiate the revocation of an |
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organization's adoption of a section of the state highway system |
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under the department's Adopt-a-Highway program or a similar |
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department program by submitting to the department a petition |
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signed by at least one-half of one percent of the of the total votes |
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cast in the county, in which the highway section is located, by all |
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candidates for governor in the most recent gubernatorial general |
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election. |
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(c) Not later than the 60th day after the date a petition |
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described by Subsection (b) is received, the department shall hold |
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a public hearing to determine whether to grant the petition to |
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revoke the organization's adoption of the section. |
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(d) The department shall grant the petition and revoke the |
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organization's adoption of the section of the state highway system |
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if the department determines that, based on the mission, history, |
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and reputation of the organization and any other factor the |
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department considers relevant, the adoption of the section by the |
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organization will jeopardize the program, is counterproductive to |
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the purpose of the program, or will create a hazard to the safety of |
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the traveling public. |
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SECTION 2. Section 430.003, Transportation Code, as added |
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by this Act, applies to an organization that adopts a |
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section of the |
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state highway system under the Texas Department of Transportation's |
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Adopt-a-Highway program or a similar department program before, on, |
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or after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |