87R25662 JXC-F
 
  By: Miles S.B. No. 1990
 
  (Thierry)
 
  Substitute the following for S.B. No. 1990:  No.
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the powers of certain freight rail districts.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 171.053, Transportation Code, is amended
  to read as follows:
         Sec. 171.053.  INTERMUNICIPAL COMMUTER RAIL DISTRICT POWERS
  AND ADVANCED TRANSPORTATION SERVICES. The governing bodies of the
  county or counties and of the most populous municipality in the most
  populous county may provide that the district:
               (1)  may exercise the powers of an intermunicipal
  commuter rail district created under Chapter 173 or former Article
  6550c-1, Revised Statutes, including the powers related to a
  commuter rail facility and other types of passenger rail services,
  including intercity rail services, by specifying in the concurrent
  order or ordinance creating the district that those powers may be
  exercised by the district; and
               (2)  may provide advanced transportation, as defined by
  Section 451.701, by specifying in the concurrent order or ordinance
  creating the district that the district may provide those services.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
  a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
  provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
  Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
  Act takes effect September 1, 2021.