86R13179 JAM-D
By: Lucio S.B. No. 1715
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a study on the need for infrastructure improvements or
designations of oversize and overweight vehicle corridors in
certain counties.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. (a) The Texas Department of Transportation
shall conduct a study to identify in Cameron and Hidalgo Counties:
(1) necessary infrastructure improvements to county
roads; and
(2) potential corridors that could be designated for
the use of oversize and overweight vehicles.
(b) Not later than January 1, 2021, the Texas Department of
Transportation shall submit a report on the results of the study 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. The report must contain recommendations for any necessary
infrastructure improvements or designations of oversize and
overweight vehicle corridors in Cameron and Hidalgo Counties.
(c) This Act expires August 31, 2021.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.