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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the creation of a cross-border motor vehicle traffic |
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congestion web portal. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 201, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 201.2075 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 201.2075. CROSS-BORDER TRAFFIC CONGESTION WEB PORTAL. |
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(a) The department in collaboration with the Texas A&M |
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Transportation Institute shall develop and maintain a publicly |
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accessible web portal designed to provide real-time information |
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regarding motor vehicle movements at ports of entry between this |
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state and the United Mexican States and in surrounding areas for the |
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purpose of alleviating cross-border motor vehicle traffic |
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congestion. |
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(b) In developing and maintaining the web portal, the |
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department may collaborate with other governmental entities, |
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including federal agencies, state and local transportation |
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agencies of this state or the United Mexican States, and political |
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subdivisions of this state or the United Mexican States. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than September 1, 2021, the Texas |
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Department of Transportation shall develop the web portal required |
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under Section 201.2075, Transportation Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. 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, 2019. |