84R9738 MTB-D
By: Martinez H.B. No. 2866
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to eligibility for and allocation of grants from the
transportation infrastructure fund.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 256.101(2), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(2) "Transportation infrastructure project" means the
planning for, construction of, reconstruction of, or maintenance of
transportation infrastructure, including roads, bridges, and
culverts[, intended to alleviate degradation caused by the
exploration, development, or production of oil or gas]. The term
includes the lease or rental of equipment used for road
maintenance.
SECTION 2. Section 256.103, Transportation Code, is amended
to read as follows:
Sec. 256.103. GRANT PROGRAM. (a) The department shall
develop policies and procedures to administer a grant program under
this subchapter to make grants to counties for transportation
infrastructure projects [located in areas of the state affected by
increased oil and gas production]. The department may adopt rules
to implement this subchapter.
(b) Grants distributed during a fiscal year must be
allocated among counties as follows:
(1) 20 percent according to weight tolerance permits,
determined by the ratio of weight tolerance permits issued in the
preceding fiscal year for the county that designated a county
energy transportation reinvestment zone to the total number of
weight tolerance permits issued in the state in that fiscal year, as
determined by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles;
(2) 20 percent according to oil and gas production
taxes, determined by the ratio of oil and gas production taxes
collected by the comptroller in the preceding fiscal year in the
county that designated a county energy transportation reinvestment
zone to the total amount of oil and gas production taxes collected
in the state in that fiscal year, as determined by the comptroller;
(3) 40 [50] percent according to well completions,
determined by the ratio of well completions in the preceding fiscal
year in the county that designated a county energy transportation
reinvestment zone to the total number of well completions in the
state in that fiscal year, as determined by the Railroad Commission
of Texas; [and]
(4) 10 percent according to the volume of oil and gas
waste injected, determined by the ratio of the volume of oil and gas
waste injected in the preceding fiscal year in the county that
designated a county energy transportation reinvestment zone to the
total volume of oil and gas waste injected in the state in that
fiscal year, as determined by the Railroad Commission of Texas; and
(5) 10 percent according to international bridge
crossings, determined by the ratio of international bridge
crossings in the preceding fiscal year in the county to the total
number of international bridge crossings in the state in that
fiscal year.
SECTION 3. Section 256.104(a), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) In applying for a grant under this subchapter, the
county shall:
(1) provide the road condition report described by
Section 251.018 made by the county for the previous year; and
(2) submit to the department:
(A) if applicable, a copy of the order or
resolution establishing a county energy transportation
reinvestment zone in the county, except that the department may
waive the submission until the time the grant is awarded; and
(B) a plan that:
(i) provides a list of transportation
infrastructure projects to be funded by the grant;
(ii) describes the scope of the
transportation infrastructure project or projects to be funded by
the grant using best practices for prioritizing the projects;
(iii) provides for matching funds as
required by Section 256.105; and
(iv) meets any other requirements imposed
by the department.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.