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AN ACT
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relating to the recognition of a portion of U.S. Highway 83 as a |
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memorial to Trooper Eduardo Chavez. |
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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 225.091 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 225.091. TROOPER EDUARDO CHAVEZ MEMORIAL HIGHWAY. (a) |
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The portion of U.S. Highway 83 in Starr County from the eastern |
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boundary of Starr County to Farm-to-Market Road 2360 or the most |
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appropriate point west of Farm-to-Market Road 2360, as determined |
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by the department, shall serve as a memorial to Trooper Eduardo |
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Chavez. |
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(b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall: |
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(1) design and construct markers indicating that the |
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portion of U.S. Highway 83 described in Subsection (a) is a memorial |
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to Trooper Eduardo Chavez, and any other appropriate information; |
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and |
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(2) erect a marker at each end of the highway and at |
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appropriate intermediate sites along the highway. |
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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, 2013. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 442 was passed by the House on April |
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3, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 147, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 442 was passed by the Senate on May |
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17, 2013, 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 |