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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the funding categories of the unified transportation |
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program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter P, Chapter 201, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 201.9915 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 201.9915. FUNDING CATEGORY RELATED TO PORTS OF ENTRY. |
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(a) In this section: |
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(1) "Project related to a port of entry" has the |
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meaning assigned by Section 201.710. |
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(2) "Master plan" means the Texas-Mexico Border |
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Transportation Master Plan developed by the department in |
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collaboration with the border trade advisory committee and relevant |
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federal agencies in the United States and the United Mexican |
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States. |
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(b) The commission shall establish a funding category under |
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Section 201.991(b)(2) for projects related to a port of entry, |
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including projects recommended in the master plan. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |