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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 on |
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expanding and improving U.S. Highway 287 to meet interstate highway |
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standards. |
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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 U.S. HIGHWAY 287. (a) The |
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department shall conduct a study of and make recommendations on |
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expanding and improving U.S. Highway 287 to meet interstate highway |
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standards and securing funding for the expansion and improvement. |
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(b) In conducting the study, the department shall consult |
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with the counties in which U.S. Highway 287 is located and |
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municipalities located in those counties. |
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(c) Not later than September 1, 2018, 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 January 1, 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. |