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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 segment of State Highway 83 in |
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Hidalgo County as the World War II Veterans 349th Regt. 88th Inf. |
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Div. Memorial 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 225.0286 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 225.0286. WORLD WAR II VETERANS 349TH REGT. 88TH INF. |
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DIV. MEMORIAL HIGHWAY. (a) The portion of State Highway 83 in |
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Hidalgo County between its intersection with North Inspiration Road |
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and its intersection with South Stewart Road is designated as the |
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World War II Veterans 349th Regt. 88th Inf. Div. Memorial Highway. |
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The designation is in addition to 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 World War II Veterans 349th Regt. 88th Inf. Div. |
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Memorial Highway and any other 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. |