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AN ACT
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relating to funding state highway markers. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 225.021(b) and (c), Transportation |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The department shall [may] accept a grant or donation |
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made to assist in financing the construction and maintenance of a |
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marker. |
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(c) The department may not [is not required to] design, |
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construct, or erect a marker under this subchapter unless a grant or |
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donation of funds is made to the department to cover the cost of the |
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design, construction, and erection of the marker. |
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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. 695 was passed by the House on April |
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4, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 149, Nays 0, 1 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. 695 was passed by the Senate on May |
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15, 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 |