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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the creation of the Vision Zero Task Force to propose a |
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plan to eliminate traffic deaths in this state. |
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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. VISION ZERO TASK FORCE: ELIMINATION OF |
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TRAFFIC DEATHS. (a) In this section, "task force" means the Vision |
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Zero Task Force created under this section. |
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(b) The task force is composed of 16 members appointed as |
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follows: |
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(1) eight members appointed by the governor, with one |
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member to represent each of the following: |
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(A) the governor's office; |
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(B) persons with disabilities; |
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(C) elderly persons; |
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(D) motor carriers; |
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(E) passenger vehicle consumers; |
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(F) public transit providers; |
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(G) pedestrians; and |
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(H) bicyclists; |
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(2) one member of the senate, appointed by the |
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lieutenant governor; |
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(3) one member of the house of representatives, |
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appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives; and |
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(4) one member appointed by each of the following: |
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(A) the Association of Texas Metropolitan |
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Planning Organizations; |
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(B) the department; |
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(C) the Department of Public Safety; |
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(D) the Department of State Health Services; |
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(E) the Texas Association of Counties; and |
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(F) the Texas Municipal League. |
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(c) Not later than December 1, 2017, the department shall |
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ensure that the members of the task force are appointed and call the |
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first meeting of the task force. |
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(d) The task force shall study methods to eliminate traffic |
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deaths in this state. |
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(e) Not later than September 1, 2018, the task force shall |
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create and submit to the department: |
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(1) a report on the methods described in Subsection |
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(d); and |
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(2) a plan to reduce traffic deaths in this state: |
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(A) by 50 percent from 2017 levels by 2029; and |
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(B) to zero by 2050. |
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(f) The task force is abolished and this section expires |
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January 1, 2019. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |