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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to creation of the Adopt-a-County Road program. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 256, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 256.011 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 256.011. ADOPT-A-COUNTY ROAD PROGRAM. (a) The |
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commissioners court of a county may enter into a partnership |
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agreement with a person under which: |
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(1) the person shall make a donation, gift, or grant of |
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funds to repair and maintain a section of a county road; and |
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(2) the county shall install signs as public |
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recognition that funding for the repair and maintenance of the |
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section of county road has been provided by the person. |
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(b) The commissioners court of a county shall determine the |
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amount of a donation, gift, or grant required under Subsection |
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(a)(1) for a person to be recognized under Subsection (a)(2). |
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(c) Funds received by the county through a partnership |
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agreement under this section may be used only for the repair and |
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maintenance of the county road that is the subject of the agreement, |
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including uses described by Section 256.003. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |