83R10031 AJZ-D
By: Raymond H.B. No. 2796
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to joint participation agreements with local governments
for highway improvements.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 222, Transportation Code,
is amended by adding Section 222.054 to read as follows:
Sec. 222.054. JOINT PARTICIPATION AGREEMENTS WITH LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS. A rule adopted by the department that governs joint
participation agreements with local governments for a highway
improvement project must:
(1) allow a local government to perform maintenance on
interstate highways, as defined by Section 545.352, located within
the boundaries of the local government under a contract with the
department in which the department reimburses the local government
for the maintenance; and
(2) limit the amount a local government may be held
responsible under an agreement for right-of-way acquisition and
utility relocation to not more than 10 percent over the
department's original estimate for the acquisition or relocation.
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, 2013.