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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of certain municipalities to lower speed |
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limits on certain highways. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 545.356(b-2), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b-2) Subsection (b-1) applies only to: |
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(1) a two-lane, undivided highway or part of a |
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highway; or |
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(2) a highway or street, other than an alley, in a |
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municipality with a population of 130,000 or more. |
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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. |