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  89R30400 MZM-F     By: Bucy, et al. H.B. No. 483     Substitute the following for H.B. No. 483:     By:  Craddick C.S.H.B. No. 483       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the use of state money for high-speed rail operated by a   private entity and to the construction of certain high-speed rail.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Chapter 91, Transportation Code, is amended by   adding Subchapter G to read as follows:   SUBCHAPTER G. HIGH-SPEED RAIL           Sec.   91.130.     DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "high-speed   rail" means intercity passenger rail service that is reasonably   expected to reach speeds of at least 110 miles per hour.           Sec.   91.131.     CONSTRUCTION OF HIGH-SPEED RAIL. The   department shall enter into a comprehensive development agreement   with a private entity to construct, maintain, and operate   high-speed rail connecting Dallas to Waco to Austin to San Antonio   along the Interstate Highway 35 corridor.          SECTION 2.  Section 199.003, Transportation Code, is   repealed.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.