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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a report by the Texas Department of Transportation on |
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the Interstate Highway 635 East project. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. (a) The legislature finds that the Interstate |
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Highway 635 East project is important to this state, aligns with the |
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state's transportation policy, and provides an effective means of |
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transportation. |
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(b) Not later than December 1, 2018, the Texas Department of |
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Transportation shall provide a report to the Texas Transportation |
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Commission on the status of the Interstate Highway 635 East project |
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from U.S. Highway 75 to Royal Lane/Miller Road. The report must |
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include: |
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(1) the status of the project's environmental |
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clearance; |
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(2) an explanation of any project delays; and |
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(3) if the procurement is not completed, the |
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anticipated date for the completion of the procurement. |
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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. |