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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a study on the need for infrastructure improvements or |
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designations of oversize and overweight vehicle corridors in |
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certain counties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. (a) The Texas Department of Transportation |
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shall conduct a study to identify in Cameron and Hidalgo Counties: |
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(1) necessary infrastructure improvements to county |
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roads; and |
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(2) potential corridors that could be designated for |
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the use of oversize and overweight vehicles. |
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(b) Not later than January 1, 2021, the Texas Department of |
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Transportation shall submit a report on the results of the study to |
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the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of |
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representatives, and the presiding officer of each standing |
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committee of the legislature with jurisdiction over transportation |
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matters. The report must contain recommendations for any necessary |
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infrastructure improvements or designations of oversize and |
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overweight vehicle corridors in Cameron and Hidalgo Counties. |
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(c) This Act expires August 31, 2021. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |