TITLE: Relating to approval for certain projects related to bridges over the Rio Grande.

SUMMARY: Relating to approval for certain projects related to bridges over the Rio Grande.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to approval for certain projects related to bridges over the Rio Grande. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 201.612, Transportation Code, is amended by adding Subsection (h) to read as follows: (h) A political subdivision is not required to comply with Subsection (a) for a project that: (1) is for the reconstruction, improvement, expansion, or maintenance of an existing bridge; and (2) has received approval from the United States under 33 U.S.C. Chapter 11, Subchapter IV (33 U.S.C. Section 535 et seq.), authorizing the project. 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.