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AN ACT
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relating to the enforcement of traffic regulations on a public road |
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that is owned, operated, and maintained by a special district. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 791.036, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 791.036. REGULATION OF TRAFFIC IN SPECIAL DISTRICTS. |
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The commissioners court of a county may enter into an interlocal |
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contract with the board of a special district for the county to: |
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(1) apply the county's traffic regulations to a public |
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road in the county that is owned, operated, and maintained by the |
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district if the commissioners court finds that it is in the county's |
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interest to regulate traffic on the public road; and |
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(2) enforce the regulations. |
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SECTION 2. Section 251.151(b), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) Under the terms of an interlocal contract under Section |
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791.036, Government Code, the [The] commissioners court of a county |
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may: |
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(1) by order apply the county's traffic regulations to |
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a public road in the county that is owned, operated, and maintained |
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by a special district and located wholly or partly in the county; |
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and |
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(2) provide for the enforcement of the regulations [if
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the commissioners court and the board of the district have entered
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into an interlocal contract under Section 791.036, Government
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Code]. |
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SECTION 3. 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, 2019. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 2245 passed the Senate on |
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April 26, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 2245 passed the House on |
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May 10, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 140, Nays 1, 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 |