2017S0073-1 01/23/17
By: Seliger S.B. No. 683
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to determining eligibility of a county for a grant from the
transportation infrastructure fund.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Sections 256.104(a) and (b), Transportation
Code, are 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) 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; and
(3) provide the department with the amount of oil and
gas production taxes collected in the county for the previous two
fiscal years.
(b) In reviewing grant applications under this subchapter,
the department shall:
(1) seek other potential sources of funding to
maximize resources available for the transportation infrastructure
projects to be funded by grants under this subchapter; [and]
(2) consult related transportation planning documents
to improve project efficiency and work effectively in partnership
with counties; and
(3) consider the amount of oil and gas production
taxes provided by a county under Subsection (a)(3) in determining
whether a transportation infrastructure project to be funded by the
grant is located in an area of the state affected by increased oil
and gas production.
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, 2017.