Bill Text: TX HB3440 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the creation of a joint interim committee on high-speed rail development.
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-04-12 - Left pending in committee [HB3440 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HB3440-Introduced.html
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| By: Cook | H.B. No. 3440 | |
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| relating to the creation of a joint interim committee on high-speed | ||
| rail development. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: | ||
| (1) "Committee" means the joint interim committee on | ||
| high-speed rail development. | ||
| (2) "Department" means the Texas Department of | ||
| Transportation. | ||
| SECTION 2. CREATION OF JOINT INTERIM COMMITTEE. (a) The | ||
| joint interim committee on high-speed rail development is composed | ||
| of: | ||
| (1) three members of the house of representatives | ||
| appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives; and | ||
| (2) three senators appointed by the lieutenant | ||
| governor. | ||
| (b) The speaker of the house of representatives and the | ||
| lieutenant governor shall make the appointments under Subsection | ||
| (a) of this section not later than the 60th day after the effective | ||
| date of this Act. | ||
| (c) The lieutenant governor and speaker of the house of | ||
| representatives shall each designate a co-chair from among the | ||
| joint interim committee members. | ||
| (d) The committee shall convene at the joint call of the | ||
| co-chairs. | ||
| (e) The committee has all other powers and duties provided | ||
| to a special or select committee by the rules of the senate and | ||
| house of representatives, by Subchapter B, Chapter 301, Government | ||
| Code, and by policies of the senate and house committees on | ||
| administration. | ||
| SECTION 3. INTERIM STUDY REGARDING HIGH-SPEED RAIL. The | ||
| committee shall: | ||
| (1) evaluate the feasibility of creating a statewide | ||
| high-speed rail initiative through a public-private partnership; | ||
| and | ||
| (2) work with the department to develop a | ||
| comprehensive statewide strategy for the development of high-speed | ||
| rail in this state. | ||
| SECTION 4. REPORT. Not later than September 1, 2018, the | ||
| committee shall provide to the legislature a written report: | ||
| (1) addressing the feasibility of creating a statewide | ||
| high-speed rail initiative through a public-private partnership; | ||
| and | ||
| (2) proposing a comprehensive statewide strategy for | ||
| the high-speed rail development in this state. | ||
| SECTION 5. ABOLITION OF COMMITTEE. The joint interim | ||
| committee created by this Act is abolished and this Act expires | ||
| January 1, 2019. | ||
| SECTION 6. EFFECTIVE DATE. 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. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for | ||
| immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2017. | ||
