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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Route 59 in Wharton |
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County |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 225, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 225.123 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 225.123. ROY P. BENAVIDEZ MEMORIAL HIGHWAY. (a) The |
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portion of U.S. Route 59 in Wharton County between mile marker 618 |
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and mile marker 620 on the southbound side is designated as the |
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Ronald Ray Howard Memorial Highway. |
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(b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall: |
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(1) design and construct markers indicating the |
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designation as the Ronald Ray Howard Memorial Highway and any other |
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appropriate information; and |
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(2) erect a marker at each end of the highway and at |
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appropriate intermediate sites along the highway. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |