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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 and a |
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reduction of amounts appropriated to the Texas Department of |
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Transportation for a violation of provisions relating to public |
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participation in the environmental review of transportation |
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projects. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 201.604, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (f) to read as follows: |
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(f) If the department violates a requirement relating to |
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public participation in the environmental review of a |
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transportation project under this section or under rules adopted to |
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implement this section, the department is subject to a reduction of |
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amounts appropriated for administration by the General |
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Appropriations Act for the biennium follo |
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wing the biennium in which |
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the violation occurs in an amount not to exceed $100,000 for each |
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violation. |
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SECTION 2. 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 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |