84R7188 MTB-D
By: Campbell S.B. No. 1594
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the allocation of certain amounts transferred to the
state highway fund to designated corridors of commerce.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 316.094, Government Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 316.094. ALLOCATION OF CERTAIN AMOUNTS TRANSFERRED TO
STATE HIGHWAY FUND. (a) The Texas Department of Transportation
shall designate a highway that is part of the state highway system
as a corridor of commerce if the department determines that the
highway:
(1) is essential to the movement of long-distance
freight;
(2) improves access to ports and other strategic modes
of transportation for the movement of freight; and
(3) connects a large metropolitan area to this state's
border with another state or the United Mexican States.
(b) Of the amounts [Amounts] transferred to the state
highway fund under Section 49-g(c), Article III, Texas
Constitution:
(1) 75 percent, when appropriated, must be used and
allocated throughout the state by the Texas Department of
Transportation consistent with existing formulas adopted by the
Texas Transportation Commission; and
(2) 25 percent, when appropriated, must be used and
allocated by the Texas Department of Transportation for corridors
of commerce designated under Subsection (a).
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.