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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the financing of ports in the state. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 55.001, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by adding Subdivision (6) to read as follows: |
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(6) "Port access improvement project" means the |
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construction or improvement of public roadways that will enhance |
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connectivity to ports. |
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SECTION 2. Section 55.002(e), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(e) The commission may use money from the Texas Mobility |
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Fund to provide funding for a port access improvement project[,
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including through a loan, for a port security project, a port
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transportation project, or a project eligible for funding under
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Subsection (c)]. |
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SECTION 3. Subtitle A, Title 4, Transportation Code, is |
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amended by adding Chapter 56 to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 56. FUNDING OF SHIP CHANNEL IMPROVEMENTS |
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Sec. 56.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: |
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(1) "Commission" means the Texas Transportation |
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Commission. |
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(2) "Department" means the Texas Department of |
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Transportation. |
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(3) "Fund" means the ship channel improvement |
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revolving fund. |
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(4) "Navigation district" means a navigation district |
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created under Section 52, Article III, or Section 59, Article XVI, |
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Texas Constitution, and operating under Chapter 60, 61, 62, or 63, |
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Water Code. |
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Sec. 56.002. SHIP CHANNEL IMPROVEMENT REVOLVING FUND. The |
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ship channel improvement revolving fund is an account in the |
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general revenue fund. The fund is administered by the department. |
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SECTION 4. 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. |