85R12855 AAF-D By: Neave H.B. No. 3569 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to a report by the Texas Department of Transportation on the Interstate Highway 635 East project. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. (a) The legislature finds that the Interstate Highway 635 East project is important to this state, aligns with the state's transportation policy, and provides an effective means of transportation. (b) Not later than December 1, 2018, the Texas Department of Transportation shall provide a report to the Texas Transportation Commission on the status of the Interstate Highway 635 East project from U.S. Highway 75 to Royal Lane/Miller Road. The report must include: (1) the status of the project's environmental clearance; (2) an explanation of any project delays; and (3) if the procurement is not completed, the anticipated date for the completion of the procurement. 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.