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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the designation of portions of the state highway system |
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as memorial highways for veterans. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 225, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 225.0743 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 225.0743. VETERANS MEMORIAL HIGHWAY. (a) The |
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portion of State Highway 105 in Liberty County from Business State |
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Highway 105-T to State Highway 321 is designated as the Veterans |
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Memorial Highway. |
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(b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall: |
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(1) design and construct markers indicating the |
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designation as the Veterans Memorial Highway and any other |
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appropriate information; and |
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(2) erect a marker at each end of the highway and at |
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appropriate intermediate sites along the highway. |
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SECTION 2. Section 225.126, Transportation Code, is |
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redesignated as Section 225.0742, Transportation Code, to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 225.0742 [225.126]. VETERANS MEMORIAL |
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HIGHWAY. (a) The portion of U.S. Highway 271 in Camp County is |
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designated as the Veterans Memorial Highway. |
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(b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall: |
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(1) design and construct markers indicating the |
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designation as the Veterans Memorial Highway and any other |
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appropriate information; and |
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(2) erect a marker at each end of the highway and at |
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appropriate intermediate sites along the highway. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |