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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a study by the Texas Department of Transportation of the |
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alignment for the proposed Regional Outer Loop project in certain |
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counties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter H, Chapter 201, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 201.623 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 201.623. STUDY OF REGIONAL OUTER LOOP PROJECT. (a) |
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The department shall conduct a study of and make recommendations |
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for the alignment of the proposed Regional Outer Loop project in |
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Collin, Rockwall, Kaufman, Dallas, and Ellis Counties between |
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Dallas North Tollway in Collin County and U.S. Highway 67 in Ellis |
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County. The study must identify: |
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(1) locally preferred alignments for the proposed |
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Regional Outer Loop project; |
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(2) right-of-way needs; and |
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(3) potential development options. |
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(b) In conducting the study, the department shall consult |
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with the counties described by Subsection (a) and municipalities |
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located in those counties. |
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(c) Not later than January 1, 2019, the department shall |
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submit to the legislature a report containing the findings of the |
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study and any recommendations. |
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(d) This section expires August 31, 2019. |
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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, 2017. |