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AN ACT
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relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 130 in |
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Williamson, Travis, Caldwell, and Guadalupe Counties in honor of |
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former United States Congressman J. J. "Jake" Pickle as the Pickle |
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Parkway. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 225, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 225.066 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 225.066. PICKLE PARKWAY. (a) State Highway 130 |
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between Interstate Highway 35 and State Highway 195 in Williamson |
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County and Interstate Highway 10 in Guadalupe County is designated |
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as the Pickle Parkway. |
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(b) The department shall design and construct markers |
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indicating the highway number, the designation as the Pickle |
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Parkway, and any other appropriate information. |
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(c) The department shall erect a marker at each end of the |
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turnpike and at appropriate intermediate sites along the turnpike. |
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(d) Notwithstanding Subsections (b) and (c), the department |
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is not required to design, construct, or erect a marker under this |
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section unless a grant or donation of private funds is made to the |
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department to cover the cost of the design, construction, and |
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erection of the marker. |
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(e) Money received under Subsection (d) shall be deposited |
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to the credit of the state highway fund. |
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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, 2007. |
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____________________________________________________________ |
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President of the SenateSpeaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2296 was passed by the House on April |
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5, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 137, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2296 was passed by the Senate on May |
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3, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |