| 4 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 5 | 7 | | relating to the maritime port plans, reports, and programs prepared |
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| 6 | 8 | | by the Port Authority Advisory Committee. |
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| 7 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 8 | 10 | | SECTION 1. Section 55.007(a), Transportation Code, is |
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| 9 | 11 | | amended to read as follows: |
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| 10 | 12 | | (a) The committee shall: |
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| 11 | 13 | | (1) prepare the [a] maritime port mission plan |
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| 12 | 14 | | described by Section 55.008; |
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| 13 | 15 | | (2) review each project eligible to be funded under |
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| 14 | 16 | | this chapter and make recommendations for approval or disapproval |
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| 15 | 17 | | to the department; and |
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| 16 | 18 | | (3) [every two years prepare a report on Texas |
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| 17 | 19 | | maritime ports, with a list of projects that have been recommended |
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| 18 | 20 | | by the committee, including: |
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| 19 | 21 | | [(A) the recommended funding level for each |
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| 20 | 22 | | project; and |
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| 21 | 23 | | [(B) if staged implementation of the project is |
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| 22 | 24 | | appropriate, the funding requirements for each stage; and |
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| 23 | 25 | | [(4)] advise the commission and the department on |
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| 24 | 26 | | matters relating to port authorities. |
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| 25 | 27 | | SECTION 2. Section 55.008, Transportation Code, is amended |
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| 26 | 28 | | to read as follows: |
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| 27 | 29 | | Sec. 55.008. MARITIME PORT MISSION PLAN [CAPITAL PROGRAM]. |
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| 28 | 30 | | (a) The committee shall prepare a two-year maritime port mission |
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| 29 | 31 | | plan [capital program] defining the goals and objectives of the |
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| 30 | 32 | | committee concerning the development of maritime port facilities |
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| 31 | 33 | | and an intermodal transportation system. The plan [port capital |
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| 32 | 34 | | program] must include projects or studies submitted to the |
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| 33 | 35 | | committee by any maritime port and recommendations for: |
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| 34 | 36 | | (1) the construction of transportation facilities |
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| 35 | 37 | | connecting any maritime port to another transportation mode; and |
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| 36 | 38 | | (2) the efficient, cost-effective development of |
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| 37 | 39 | | transportation facilities or maritime port facilities for the |
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| 38 | 40 | | purpose of: |
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| 39 | 41 | | (A) enhancing international trade; |
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| 40 | 42 | | (B) enhancing security; |
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| 41 | 43 | | (C) promoting cargo flow; |
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| 42 | 44 | | (D) increasing cruise passenger movements; |
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| 43 | 45 | | (E) increasing maritime port revenues; and |
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| 44 | 46 | | (F) providing economic benefits to the state. |
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| 45 | 47 | | (b) The committee shall update the maritime port mission |
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| 46 | 48 | | plan [capital program] and shall submit the updated plan [capital |
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| 47 | 49 | | program] not later than December 1 of each even-numbered year to: |
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| 48 | 50 | | (1) the governor; |
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| 49 | 51 | | (2) the lieutenant governor; |
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| 50 | 52 | | (3) the speaker of the house of representatives; and |
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| 51 | 53 | | (4) the commission. |
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| 52 | 54 | | SECTION 3. Section 55.007(b), Transportation Code, is |
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| 53 | 55 | | repealed. |
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| 54 | 56 | | SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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| 55 | 57 | | a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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| 56 | 58 | | provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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| 57 | 59 | | Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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| 58 | 60 | | Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |
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| 59 | | - | ______________________________ ______________________________ |
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| 60 | | - | President of the Senate Speaker of the House |
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| 61 | | - | I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1959 passed the Senate on |
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| 62 | | - | April 26, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0. |
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| 63 | | - | ______________________________ |
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| 64 | | - | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 65 | | - | I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1959 passed the House on |
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| 66 | | - | May 9, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 138, Nays 0, two present |
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| 67 | | - | not voting. |
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| 68 | | - | ______________________________ |
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| 69 | | - | Chief Clerk of the House |
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| 70 | | - | Approved: |
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| 71 | | - | ______________________________ |
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| 72 | | - | Date |
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| 73 | | - | ______________________________ |
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| 74 | | - | Governor |
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