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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a study by the Texas Department of Transportation on |
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incorporating drainage infrastructure into the department's |
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transportation planning process. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. (a) In this section, "department" means the |
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Texas Department of Transportation. |
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(b) The department shall conduct a study on incorporating |
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drainage infrastructure into the department's transportation |
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planning process, including the department's statewide |
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transportation plan, rural transportation plan, unified |
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transportation program, and statewide transportation improvement |
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program. |
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(c) In conducting the study, the department shall solicit |
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input from municipalities, counties, drainage districts, and other |
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appropriate stakeholders. |
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(d) Not later than January 1, 2027, the department shall |
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submit a report on the results of the study and any recommendations |
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to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house |
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of representatives, and the presiding officer of each standing |
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committee of the legislature with primary jurisdiction over the |
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department. |
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(e) This Act expires August 31, 2027. |
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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, 2025. |