81R11625 JTS-D
By: Thibaut H.B. No. 3082
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the obstruction of streets by certain municipalities.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 311.001, Transportation Code, is amended
by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (a) or (b) or Section
311.007, a municipality with a population of 1.9 million or more may
not permanently or semipermanently obstruct all or part of a street
in the municipality that has previously been open to traffic unless
the governing body of the municipality:
(1) holds a public hearing on the issue of the
obstruction; and
(2) approves the obstruction by a majority vote.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2009.