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AN ACT
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relating to the operation of a golf cart or utility vehicle on a |
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public highway in certain counties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 551.404(a-2), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a-2) Subsection (a-1) applies only to a county that: |
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(1) borders or contains a portion of the Red River; |
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(2) borders or contains a portion of the Guadalupe |
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River and contains a part of a barrier island that borders the Gulf |
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of Mexico; or |
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(3) is adjacent to a county described by Subdivision |
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(2) and: |
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(A) has a population of less than 37,000 |
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[30,000]; and |
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(B) contains a part of a barrier island or |
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peninsula that borders the Gulf of Mexico. |
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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, 2017. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 2968 was passed by the House on April |
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27, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 0, 3 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. 2968 was passed by the Senate on May |
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12, 2017, 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 |