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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the types of highway projects for which the Texas |
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Department of Transportation is required to hold a hearing. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 203, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 203.023 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 203.023. SUBSTANTIAL CHANGE IN LAYOUT OR FUNCTION. |
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The commission by rule shall require a hearing for projects that |
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substantially change the layout or function of a connecting roadway |
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or an existing facility, including the addition of managed lanes, |
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high-occupancy vehicle lanes, bicycle lanes, bus lanes, and transit |
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lanes. |
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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. |