86R13666 JCG-D
By: Hinojosa S.B. No. 2054
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the authority of certain road districts to enter into
contracts for and to contribute to transportation projects.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 257, Transportation Code,
is amended by adding Section 257.902 to read as follows:
Sec. 257.902. AUTHORITY OF CERTAIN ROAD DISTRICTS TO
CONTRACT. (a) In this section:
(1) "Revenue" means fares, fees, rents, tolls, and
other money received by a road district from the ownership or
operation of a transportation project.
(2) "Transportation project" means:
(A) a roadway;
(B) a bridge;
(C) a ferry or ferry landing;
(D) a pedestrian or bicycle facility;
(E) an intermodal hub;
(F) an air quality improvement initiative;
(G) a public utility facility;
(H) a transit system;
(I) a parking area, structure, or facility or a
collection device for parking fees;
(J) if applicable, projects and programs listed
in the most recently approved state implementation plan for the
area covered by the authority, including an early action compact;
(K) improvements in a transportation
reinvestment zone designated under Subchapter E, Chapter 222; and
(L) port security, transportation, or facility
projects eligible for funding under Section 55.002.
(b) This section applies only to a road district that:
(1) operates or contributes to the operations of a
ferry system; or
(2) was created for the purpose of operating or
contributing to the operation of a ferry system, regardless of
whether the district continues to operate or contribute to the
operation of a ferry system.
(c) A road district may:
(1) enter into a lease, service agreement, license
agreement, franchise agreement, or other similar agreement with a
person governing:
(A) the person's use of a transportation project;
and
(B) the rights and obligations of the district
with respect to the transportation project;
(2) spend the road district's revenue on a
transportation project or public improvement project in the
district for any purpose related to a transportation project or
public improvement project, including for the acquisition,
construction, maintenance, or operation of the transportation
project or public improvement project; and
(3) send surplus revenue to the county in which the
road district is located for any purpose related to a
transportation project located in the county, including for the
acquisition, construction, maintenance, or operation of the
transportation project.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019.