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AN ACT
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relating to the control of access to highways within certain |
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counties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 251, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 251.0165 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 251.0165. CONTROL OF ACCESS WITHIN CERTAIN COUNTIES. |
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(a) Except as limited by Section 203.032, a county with a |
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population of 3.3 million or more or a county adjacent to a county |
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with a population of 3.3 million or more, by resolution or order, |
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may: |
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(1) deny access to or from a controlled access highway |
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within the county and outside the limits of a municipality, |
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including a state highway, from or to adjoining public or private |
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real property and from or to a public or private way intersecting |
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the highway, except at specific locations designated by the county; |
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and |
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(2) designate locations on a controlled access highway |
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within the county and outside the limits of a municipality, |
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including a state highway, at which access to or from the highway is |
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permitted and determine the type and extent of access permitted at |
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each location. |
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(b) This section does not apply to the placement of or |
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access to a utility facility in or near a highway right-of-way. |
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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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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2991 was passed by the House on May 8, |
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2007, by the following vote: Yeas 146, 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. 2991 was passed by the Senate on May |
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23, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |