81R10307 SLB-F
By: Miller of Erath H.B. No. 3495
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the distribution of funding for certain transportation
projects.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 222.034, Transportation Code, is amended
by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (c) to read as
follows:
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), federal [Federal]
aid for transportation purposes that is administered by the
commission shall be distributed to the various parts of the state
for a funding cycle through the selection of highway projects in the
state in a manner that is consistent with federal formulas that
determine the amount of federal aid for transportation purposes
received by the state. A distribution under this subsection does
not include deductions made for the state infrastructure bank or
other federal funds reallocated by the federal government.
(c) The commission shall give funding priority to highway
projects that enhance federally designated emergency evacuation
routes.
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. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2009.