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S.B. No. 678
AN ACT
relating to the designation of part of Interstate Highway 35 as the
Purple Heart Trail.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 225, Transportation Code,
is amended by adding Section 225.0225 to read as follows:
Sec. 225.0225. PURPLE HEART TRAIL. (a) The part of
Interstate Highway 35 located in Texas is the Texas portion of the
national Purple Heart Trail.
(b) The department shall design and construct markers
indicating the highway number, the designation as the Purple Heart
Trail, and any other appropriate information.
(c) The department shall erect a marker at each end of the
highway and at intermediate sites along the highway that the
department determines are appropriate. The intermediate sites may
not be farther apart than 100 miles.
(d) Notwithstanding Subsections (b) and (c), the department
is required to design, construct, and erect the markers only to the
extent that money is available for this purpose from donations
received from local Purple Heart organizations.
(e) Money received under Subsection (d) shall be deposited
to the credit of the state highway fund for dedication under this
section.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.
______________________________ ______________________________
President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 678 passed the Senate on
April 14, 2005, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 678 passed the House on
May 20, 2005, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
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Date
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Governor