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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the designation of a Texas Department of Transportation |
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building in Starr County as the Eduardo "Eddie" Gracia, Jr., P.E. |
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Area Engineer and Maintenance Facility. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter Y, Chapter 201, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 201.2004 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 201.2004. EDUARDO "EDDIE" GRACIA, JR., P.E. AREA |
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ENGINEER AND MAINTENANCE FACILITY. (a) The building in which, on |
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June 1, 2023, is located the office of the area engineer for Starr |
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County is designated as the Eduardo "Eddie" Gracia, Jr., P.E. Area |
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Engineer and Maintenance Facility. |
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(b) Subject to Subsection (a), the department shall: |
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(1) design and construct markers on the site |
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indicating the designation as the Eduardo "Eddie" Gracia, Jr., P.E. |
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Area Engineer and Maintenance Facility and any other appropriate |
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information; and |
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(2) erect a marker at appropriate intermediate sites |
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along the highway. |
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(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (b), the department is not |
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required to design, construct, or erect a marker under this section |
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unless a grant or donation of private funds is made to the |
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department to cover the cost of the design, construction, and |
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erection of the marker. |
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(d) Money received under Subsection (c) shall be deposited |
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to the credit of the state highway fund. |
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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, 2023. |