85R289 JRR-D
By: Leach H.B. No. 1071
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a study by the Texas Department of Transportation of the
alignment for the proposed Regional Outer Loop project in certain
counties.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter H, Chapter 201, Transportation Code,
is amended by adding Section 201.623 to read as follows:
Sec. 201.623. STUDY OF REGIONAL OUTER LOOP PROJECT. (a)
The department shall conduct a study of and make recommendations
for the alignment of the proposed Regional Outer Loop project in
Collin, Rockwall, Kaufman, Dallas, and Ellis Counties between
Dallas North Tollway in Collin County and U.S. Highway 67 in Ellis
County. The study must identify:
(1) locally preferred alignments for the proposed
Regional Outer Loop project;
(2) right-of-way needs; and
(3) potential development options.
(b) In conducting the study, the department shall consult
with the counties described by Subsection (a) and municipalities
located in those counties.
(c) Not later than January 1, 2019, the department shall
submit to the legislature a report containing the findings of the
study and any recommendations.
(d) This section expires August 31, 2019.
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, 2017.