TITLE: Relating to a study by the Texas Department of Transportation on expanding and improving U.S. Highway 287 to meet interstate highway standards.

SUMMARY: Relating to a study by the Texas Department of Transportation on expanding and improving U.S. Highway 287 to meet interstate highway standards.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to a study by the Texas Department of Transportation on expanding and improving U.S. Highway 287 to meet interstate highway standards. 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 U.S. HIGHWAY 287. (a) The department shall conduct a study of and make recommendations on expanding and improving U.S. Highway 287 to meet interstate highway standards and securing funding for the expansion and improvement. (b) In conducting the study, the department shall consult with the counties in which U.S. Highway 287 is located and municipalities located in those counties. (c) Not later than September 1, 2018, the department shall submit to the legislature a report containing the findings of the study and any recommendations. (d) This section expires January 1, 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.