Texas Transportation Code

§ 462.002 — EXECUTION AND TEXT OF COMPACT

TN § 462.002Title 6. ROADWAYS · Part K. MASS TRANSPORTATION · Ch. 462. SOUTHERN HIGH-SPEED RAIL COMPACT

Statute text

The governor, on behalf of this state, is hereby authorized to execute a compact in substantially the following form with the states of Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama, and the legislature hereby signifies in advance its approval and ratification of such compact, as follows: SOUTHERN HIGH-SPEED RAIL COMPACT ARTICLE I. PURPOSE The purpose of this compact is to implement Pub. L. No. 97-213, including the conduct of a study of the feasibility of rapid rail transit service between the states of Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, and Texas and to establish a joint interstate commission to assist in this effort. ARTICLE II. EFFECTIVE DATE; DURATION

(a)This compact shall become effective immediately as to the states ratifying it whenever the states of Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, and Texas have ratified it and Congress has given consent to it. Any state not mentioned in this article that is contiguous with any party state may become a party to this compact, subject to the approval of the legislature of each party state.

(b)This compact shall continue in force and remain binding on each party state until the legislature or governor of a party state takes action to withdraw from the compact. However, any withdrawal from the compact is not effective until six months after the date of the action taken by the legislature or governor to withdraw. Notice of withdrawal shall be given to the other party states by the secretary of state of the withdrawing party state. ARTICLE III. SOUTHERN HIGH-SPEED RAIL COMMISSION; APPOINTMENT; MEMBERSHIP

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 322 (H.B. 646), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.