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AN ACT
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relating to prohibiting the temporary closure of segments of the |
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state highway system on days that certain scheduled events are |
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being held in certain municipalities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 223, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 223.051 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 223.051. NOTIFICATION BY CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES OF |
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SCHEDULED EVENT. (a) This section applies only to a municipality |
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that: |
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(1) is partially located in three counties, two of |
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which have a population of 1.8 million or more; |
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(2) is primarily located in a county with a population |
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of 1.8 million or more; and |
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(3) has within its boundaries all or part of an |
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international airport operated jointly by two municipalities. |
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(b) A contract for an improvement to a segment of the state |
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highway system must prohibit a contractor from temporarily closing |
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the highway, including temporarily relocating or changing an |
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entrance or exit ramp to or from the highway, on the date that an |
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event is scheduled to be held in a municipality in which the |
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improvement is being proposed if, not later than 180 days before the |
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date the event is scheduled to be held, the municipality notifies |
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the department and the contractor of the date. |
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SECTION 2. Section 223.051, Transportation Code, as added |
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by this Act, applies only to a contract entered into on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. A contract entered into before the |
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effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the |
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date the contract was entered into, and the former law is continued |
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in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 82 passed the Senate on |
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April 19, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 82 passed the House on |
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May 24, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 146, Nays 0, two |
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present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |