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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 of the |
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feasibility of certain improvements to Interstate Highway 27. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. (a) In this Act: |
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(1) "Improvement" has the meaning assigned by Section |
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221.001, Transportation Code. |
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(2) "Port of entry" has the meaning assigned by |
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Section 621.001, Transportation Code. |
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(b) The Texas Department of Transportation shall conduct a |
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study of the feasibility of and the costs and logistical matters |
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associated with improvements that extend Interstate Highway 27: |
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(1) from its southern terminus to Interstate Highway |
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20; |
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(2) from Interstate Highway 20 to Interstate Highway |
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10; and |
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(3) from Interstate Highway 10 to the port of entry |
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located in Laredo. |
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(c) Not later than January 1, 2019, the department shall |
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submit a report on the results of the study to the governor, the |
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lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, |
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and the presiding officer of each standing committee of the |
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legislature with jurisdiction over transportation matters. |
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(d) This Act expires August 31, 2019. |
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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, 2017. |