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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of the Texas Department of Transportation |
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to adopt safety standards for high-speed rail. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 111, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 111.103 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 111.103. HIGH-SPEED RAIL SAFETY STANDARDS. (a) For |
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the purposes of this section, "high-speed rail" means passenger |
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rail service capable of operating at speeds greater than 185 miles |
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per hour. |
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(b) On application by a railroad company, the department by |
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rule may adopt safety standards for high-speed rail systems, |
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including rolling stock, for that railroad company. |
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(c) In adopting safety standards under Subsection (b), the |
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department: |
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(1) shall consider the safety records of high-speed |
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rail systems, including rolling stock, operated in countries with a |
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history of safe high-speed rail service; and |
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(2) may require the railroad company to construct |
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grade separations or physical barriers to isolate the railroad |
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company's high-speed rail systems from streets, roadways, or |
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existing freight or passenger railroads. |
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(d) A railroad company is not required to submit an |
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application to the department under Subsection (b) if the railroad |
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company is operating under safety standards approved by the Federal |
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Railroad Administration or another federal agency. |
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(e) The department by rule shall impose a reasonable fee on |
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a railroad company that submits an application under Subsection (b) |
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to recover costs incurred by the department in administering this |
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section. |
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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, 2011. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3771 was passed by the House on May 5, |
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2011, by the following vote: Yeas 132, Nays 14, 1 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 3771 on May 27, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 91, Nays 47, |
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2 present, not voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3771 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 25, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays |
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0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |