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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the creation of an independent advisory committee to |
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assess the state's long-term transportation infrastructure and |
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mobility needs. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter H, Chapter 201, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 201.623 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 201.623. INDEPENDENT INFRASTRUCTURE AND MOBILITY |
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NEEDS ADVISORY COMMITTEE: 2020 to 2050. (a) The commission shall |
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appoint an advisory committee to develop an independent assessment |
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of the state's transportation infrastructure and mobility needs for |
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the years 2020 to 2050, including assessments of needs in the areas |
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of: |
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(1) pavement maintenance; |
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(2) bridge maintenance; |
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(3) urban mobility; |
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(4) rural mobility and safety; and |
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(5) nonhighway modes of transportation. |
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(b) The commission shall appoint to the advisory committee |
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members to represent: |
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(1) diverse geographic regions of the state; |
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(2) diverse industries affected by transportation |
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infrastructure and mobility issues; and |
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(3) diverse transportation sectors. |
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(c) The advisory committee shall receive public input from |
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residents of this state by: |
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(1) holding public hearings in locations across the |
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state; and |
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(2) receiving comments through an Internet website, by |
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mail, and by other methods, if appropriate. |
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(d) Not later than September 1, 2020, the advisory committee |
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shall report the findings of the study and any recommendations to |
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the commission and to the members of the legislature. |
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(e) The committee is abolished and this section expires |
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January 1, 2021. |
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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, 2019. |