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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to approval for certain projects related to bridges over |
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the Rio Grande. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 201.612, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (h) to read as follows: |
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(h) A political subdivision is not required to comply with |
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Subsection (a) for a project that: |
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(1) is for the reconstruction, improvement, |
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expansion, or maintenance of an existing bridge; and |
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(2) has received approval from the United States under |
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33 U.S.C. Chapter 11, Subchapter IV (33 U.S.C. Section 535 et seq.), |
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authorizing the project. |
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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, 2021. |