Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

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22 By: Turner H.B. No. 1497
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55 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
66 AN ACT
77 relating to the study of certain municipal transit systems by The
88 University of Texas at Arlington.
99 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1010 SECTION 1. Chapter 461, Transportation Code, is amended by
1111 adding Section 461.0091 to read as follows:
1212 Sec. 461.0091. STUDY OF TRANSIT SYSTEMS IN CERTAIN
1313 MUNICIPALITIES. (a) The University of Texas at Arlington shall
1414 conduct a study of the transit systems of Grand Prairie and
1515 Arlington.
1616 (b) In the study The University of Texas at Arlington shall:
1717 (1) identify:
1818 (A) the municipal transit system needs of the
1919 residents of Grand Prairie and Arlington;
2020 (B) the causes of the needs; and
2121 (C) options to address the needs;
2222 (2) suggest improvements to the transit systems; and
2323 (3) identify:
2424 (A) the economic benefits of the suggested
2525 improvements;
2626 (B) the demographic and economic makeup of the
2727 population most affected by the suggested improvements;
2828 (C) the geographic areas most affected by the
2929 improvements; and
3030 (D) the cost of the improvements and possible
3131 sources of funding.
3232 (c) The University of Texas at Arlington shall submit the
3333 study to the legislature not later than December 31, 2018.
3434 (d) This section expires January 1, 2019.
3535 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.