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| 1 | 1 | 84R10787 JAM-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Phillips H.B. No. 1907 | |
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| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to a study by the Texas Department of Transportation of the | |
| 8 | 8 | navigability of the Red River for commercial purposes. | |
| 9 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 10 | 10 | SECTION 1. (a) In this section, "department" means the | |
| 11 | 11 | Texas Department of Transportation. | |
| 12 | 12 | (b) The department shall conduct a study of the feasibility | |
| 13 | 13 | of and the costs and benefits associated with the use of the Red | |
| 14 | 14 | River for commercial navigation between the Denison Dam on Lake | |
| 15 | 15 | Texoma and Shreveport, Louisiana. | |
| 16 | 16 | (c) The department shall consult with stakeholders and the | |
| 17 | 17 | appropriate governmental agencies in Arkansas and Louisiana in | |
| 18 | 18 | conducting the study. | |
| 19 | 19 | (d) The department may accept grants or private donations | |
| 20 | 20 | for the purposes of conducting the study under this section. | |
| 21 | 21 | (e) Not later than January 1, 2017, the department shall | |
| 22 | 22 | submit to the legislature a report containing the findings of the | |
| 23 | 23 | study conducted under this section. | |
| 24 | 24 | SECTION 2. This Act expires January 2, 2017. | |
| 25 | 25 | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |