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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the designation of certain rest areas on Interstate |
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Highway 27 in Hale County as the Nelda Laney Safety Stops. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter Y, Chapter 201, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 201.2003 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 201.2003. NELDA LANEY SAFETY STOPS. (a) The |
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northbound and southbound rest areas located on Interstate Highway |
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27 in Hale County are designated as the Nelda Laney Safety Stops. |
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(b) The department shall design and construct markers at |
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each rest area described by Subsection (a) indicating the |
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designation of those rest areas as the Nelda Laney Safety Stops and |
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any other appropriate information. |
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(c) The department shall erect markers at appropriate |
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locations at the rest areas. |
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(d) Notwithstanding Subsections (b) and (c), the department |
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is not required to design, construct, or erect a marker under this |
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section unless a grant or donation of private funds is made to the |
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department to cover the cost of the design, construction, and |
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erection of the marker. |
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(e) Money received under Subsection (d) shall be deposited |
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to the credit of the state highway fund. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |