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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a study on the benefits of using certain motor vehicle |
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technologies to alleviate traffic congestion at certain ports of |
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entry in this state. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. STUDY. (a) In this section: |
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(1) "Automated driving system" has the meaning |
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assigned by Section 545.451, Transportation Code. |
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(2) "Connected driving system" means hardware and |
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software that, when installed on a motor vehicle and engaged, allow |
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the vehicle to electronically communicate with other vehicles and |
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transportation infrastructure. |
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(b) The Texas Department of Transportation and the |
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Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas shall jointly |
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conduct a study on the potential benefits of using automated |
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driving systems and connected driving systems in alleviating motor |
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vehicle traffic congestion at ports of entry between this state and |
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the United Mexican States. |
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(c) Not later than January 1, 2020, the Texas Department of |
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Transportation and the Department of Public Safety of the State of |
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Texas shall jointly submit to the governor, the lieutenant |
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governor, and the legislature a report on the results of the study |
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conducted under this section. |
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SECTION 2. EXPIRATION DATE. This Act expires September 1, |
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2020. |
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SECTION 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect |
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immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members |
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elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas |
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Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for |
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immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |