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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the development of the Interstate Highway 635 East |
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project in Dallas. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 250, Transportation code, is amended by |
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adding Section 250.002 to read as follows: |
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(a) In this section, "project" means the Interstate Highway |
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635 East project form the United States Highway 75 to |
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Interstate Highway 30 in Dallas County. |
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(b) In developing the project, the department shall: |
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(1) Construct and maintain, from U.S. Highway 75 to |
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Interstate Highway 40: |
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(A) A minimum of at least two continuous frontage |
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roads in each direction; |
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(B) A minimum of ten (five in each direction) |
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general-purpose, non-restricted, |
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non-revenue generating general purpose free |
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main lanes; |
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(C) Noise walls and noise abatement measures for |
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residential neighborhoods along the |
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corridor; |
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(D) Enhanced access to and along the corridor; |
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(E) Enhanced access to and along the frontage |
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roads; |
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(F) The IH-635 East and IH-30 interchange with |
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continuous frontage roads in anticipation of |
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the IH-30 project; |
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(2)The department is responsible for project costs for |
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rights-of-way acquisition and municipal utility |
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relocation. |
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(c)The Commission may not exercise its discretion in Section |
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228.007, Section 228.008, Section 228.201, Section Sec. 224.1541. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |