| 1 | 1 | | 81R2296 JTS-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Straus H.B. No. 347 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to the establishment of railroad quiet zones outside the |
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| 8 | 8 | | boundaries of certain municipalities. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 311, Transportation Code, |
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| 11 | 11 | | is amended by adding Section 311.054 to read as follows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | Sec. 311.054. RAILROAD QUIET ZONE LOCATED OUTSIDE TYPE A |
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| 13 | 13 | | GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY. (a) This section applies only to a Type |
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| 14 | 14 | | A general-law municipality that is an enclave surrounded entirely |
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| 15 | 15 | | by a municipality with a population of 1.1 million or more. |
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| 16 | 16 | | (b) The governing body of the general-law municipality may |
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| 17 | 17 | | enter into an interlocal contract with the surrounding municipality |
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| 18 | 18 | | for the establishment of a railroad quiet zone located outside the |
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| 19 | 19 | | boundaries of the general-law municipality that the governing body |
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| 20 | 20 | | determines will benefit the general-law municipality. |
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| 21 | 21 | | (c) A general-law municipality may expend municipal funds |
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| 22 | 22 | | and may issue certificates of obligation or bonds to pay for |
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| 23 | 23 | | expenses associated with a railroad quiet zone under Subsection |
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| 24 | 24 | | (b), including expenses related to feasibility, engineering, and |
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| 25 | 25 | | traffic studies and improvements related to the railroad quiet |
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| 26 | 26 | | zone. |
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| 27 | 27 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 28 | 28 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 29 | 29 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 30 | 30 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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| 31 | 31 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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