81R14053 CBH-D
By: King of Parker H.B. No. 3761
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a grant program to assist counties in repairing county
roads damaged by certain natural gas activities.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 403, Government Code, is amended by
adding Subchapter O to read as follows:
SUBCHAPTER O. GRANT PROGRAM FOR REPAIR OF COUNTY ROADS DAMAGED BY
CERTAIN NATURAL GAS ACTIVITIES
Sec. 403.351. GRANT PROGRAM FOR REPAIR OF COUNTY ROADS
DAMAGED BY CERTAIN NATURAL GAS ACTIVITIES. (a) The comptroller by
rule shall establish a program under which the comptroller may
award to a county a grant to be used to pay the cost of repairing
county roads damaged by natural gas activities, including pad site
preparation, rig mobilization, drilling operations, and rig
removal, that are related to the Barnett Shale in this state and the
Haynesville Shale in Louisiana.
(b) A grant awarded under this section may be paid from any
source available for that purpose, including:
(1) gifts;
(2) grants; and
(3) money appropriated to the comptroller for the
purposes of this subchapter, including money deposited to the
credit of the general revenue fund under Chapter 201 or 202, Tax
Code.
Sec. 403.352. GRANT REQUIREMENTS. The rules adopted by the
comptroller under Section 403.351 must provide that:
(1) a county may receive a grant only if the county can
provide documentation that the county's roads were significantly
damaged by the natural gas activities described by Section 403.351;
and
(2) a county that receives a grant may use the grant
only to repair the significant damage caused by the natural gas
activities.
Sec. 403.353. REPORT TO LEGISLATURE. Not later than
December 1 of each even-numbered year, the comptroller shall submit
a report to the legislature summarizing the activities of the
comptroller under this subchapter.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.