Texas 2015 - 84th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2866 Compare Versions

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1	1	84R9738 MTB-D
2	2	By: Martinez H.B. No. 2866
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5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to eligibility for and allocation of grants from the
8	8	transportation infrastructure fund.
9	9	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
10	10	SECTION 1. Section 256.101(2), Transportation Code, is
11	11	amended to read as follows:
12	12	(2) "Transportation infrastructure project" means the
13	13	planning for, construction of, reconstruction of, or maintenance of
14	14	transportation infrastructure, including roads, bridges, and
15	15	culverts[, intended to alleviate degradation caused by the
16	16	exploration, development, or production of oil or gas]. The term
17	17	includes the lease or rental of equipment used for road
18	18	maintenance.
19	19	SECTION 2. Section 256.103, Transportation Code, is amended
20	20	to read as follows:
21	21	Sec. 256.103. GRANT PROGRAM. (a) The department shall
22	22	develop policies and procedures to administer a grant program under
23	23	this subchapter to make grants to counties for transportation
24	24	infrastructure projects [located in areas of the state affected by
25	25	increased oil and gas production]. The department may adopt rules
26	26	to implement this subchapter.
27	27	(b) Grants distributed during a fiscal year must be
28	28	allocated among counties as follows:
29	29	(1) 20 percent according to weight tolerance permits,
30	30	determined by the ratio of weight tolerance permits issued in the
31	31	preceding fiscal year for the county that designated a county
32	32	energy transportation reinvestment zone to the total number of
33	33	weight tolerance permits issued in the state in that fiscal year, as
34	34	determined by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles;
35	35	(2) 20 percent according to oil and gas production
36	36	taxes, determined by the ratio of oil and gas production taxes
37	37	collected by the comptroller in the preceding fiscal year in the
38	38	county that designated a county energy transportation reinvestment
39	39	zone to the total amount of oil and gas production taxes collected
40	40	in the state in that fiscal year, as determined by the comptroller;
41	41	(3) 40 [50] percent according to well completions,
42	42	determined by the ratio of well completions in the preceding fiscal
43	43	year in the county that designated a county energy transportation
44	44	reinvestment zone to the total number of well completions in the
45	45	state in that fiscal year, as determined by the Railroad Commission
46	46	of Texas; [and]
47	47	(4) 10 percent according to the volume of oil and gas
48	48	waste injected, determined by the ratio of the volume of oil and gas
49	49	waste injected in the preceding fiscal year in the county that
50	50	designated a county energy transportation reinvestment zone to the
51	51	total volume of oil and gas waste injected in the state in that
52	52	fiscal year, as determined by the Railroad Commission of Texas; and
53	53	(5) 10 percent according to international bridge
54	54	crossings, determined by the ratio of international bridge
55	55	crossings in the preceding fiscal year in the county to the total
56	56	number of international bridge crossings in the state in that
57	57	fiscal year.
58	58	SECTION 3. Section 256.104(a), Transportation Code, is
59	59	amended to read as follows:
60	60	(a) In applying for a grant under this subchapter, the
61	61	county shall:
62	62	(1) provide the road condition report described by
63	63	Section 251.018 made by the county for the previous year; and
64	64	(2) submit to the department:
65	65	(A) if applicable, a copy of the order or
66	66	resolution establishing a county energy transportation
67	67	reinvestment zone in the county, except that the department may
68	68	waive the submission until the time the grant is awarded; and
69	69	(B) a plan that:
70	70	(i) provides a list of transportation
71	71	infrastructure projects to be funded by the grant;
72	72	(ii) describes the scope of the
73	73	transportation infrastructure project or projects to be funded by
74	74	the grant using best practices for prioritizing the projects;
75	75	(iii) provides for matching funds as
76	76	required by Section 256.105; and
77	77	(iv) meets any other requirements imposed
78	78	by the department.
79	79	SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.