By: Hernandez (Senate Sponsor - Garcia) H.B. No. 1119
(In the Senate - Received from the House May 11, 2015;
May 13, 2015, read first time and referred to Committee on
Transportation; May 21, 2015, reported favorably by the following
vote: Yeas 8, Nays 0; May 21, 2015, sent to printer.)
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a study assessing the statewide need for the
replacement of mile markers on certain highways.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. (a) The Texas Department of Transportation, in
consultation with the Texas A&M Transportation Institute, shall
conduct a study assessing the statewide need for the replacement of
fallen or damaged mile markers on interstate highways where mile
markers are required to be installed under state or federal
guidelines.
(b) Not later than January 1, 2017, the department shall
submit a report on the results of the study and any recommendations
to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house
of representatives, and the presiding officer of each standing
committee of the legislature with jurisdiction over transportation
matters.
(c) This Act expires August 31, 2017.
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, 2015.
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