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By: Canales (Senate Sponsor - Hinojosa) |
H.B. No. 3444 |
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(In the Senate - Received from the House May 5, 2023; |
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May 9, 2023, read first time and referred to Committee on |
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Transportation; May 17, 2023, reported favorably by the following |
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vote: Yeas 9, Nays 0; May 17, 2023, sent to printer.) |
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the classification of transportation districts by the |
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Texas Transportation Commission. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 201.105, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (h) to read as follows: |
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(h) The commission by rule shall prescribe criteria for the |
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classification of each district as metropolitan, urban, or rural. |
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The rules must classify a district with a population of more than |
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one million as metropolitan. |
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SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date |
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of this Act, the Texas Transportation Commission shall adopt the |
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rules required by Section 201.105(h), Transportation Code, as added |
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by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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