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AN ACT
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relating to the obstruction of streets by certain municipalities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 311.001, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows: |
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(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (a) or (b) or Section |
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311.007, before a municipality with a population of 1.9 million or |
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more may install traffic calming measures within the municipality, |
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the governing body of the municipality must: |
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(1) publish standards and criteria, which must include |
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sufficient notice to allow the governing body to receive and |
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consider public comments from residents within one-half mile of the |
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proposed traffic calming measure; |
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(2) on request of affected residents, schedule and |
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hold a public meeting before implementation of the measure; and |
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(3) if the measure involves the closure of a street to |
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motor vehicular traffic, before the closure: |
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(A) hold a public hearing on the issue of the |
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closure; and |
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(B) approve the closure by a majority vote. |
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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, 2009. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3082 was passed by the House on April |
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30, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 142, Nays 2, 1 present, not |
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voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. |
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No. 3082 on May 29, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 145, Nays 0, |
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1 present, not voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3082 was passed by the Senate, with |
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amendments, on May 25, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays |
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0. |
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______________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: __________________ |
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Governor |