Texas 2021 - 87th Regular

Texas House Bill HB4513 Compare Versions

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1	1	87R11617 JTS-F
2	2	By: Morales Shaw H.B. No. 4513
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5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to planning for equity of access to and safety and
8	8	diversity of transportation systems.
9	9	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
10	10	SECTION 1. Sections 201.601(a), (a-1), and (c),
11	11	Transportation Code, are amended to read as follows:
12	12	(a) The department shall develop a statewide transportation
13	13	plan covering a period of 24 years that contains safe options for
14	14	all modes of transportation, including:
15	15	(1) walking, by pedestrians of all ages and abilities;
16	16	(2) bicycling;
17	17	(3) highways and turnpikes;
18	18	(4) [(2)] aviation;
19	19	(5) [(3)] mass transportation;
20	20	(6) [(4)] railroads and high-speed railroads; and
21	21	(7) [(5)] water traffic.
22	22	(a-1) The plan must:
23	23	(1) contain specific and clearly defined
24	24	transportation system strategies, long-term transportation goals
25	25	for the state and measurable targets for each goal, and other
26	26	related performance measures;
27	27	(2) identify priority corridors, projects, or areas of
28	28	the state that are of particular concern to the department in
29	29	meeting the goals established under Subdivision (1); [and]
30	30	(3) contain a participation plan specifying methods
31	31	for obtaining formal input on the goals and priorities identified
32	32	under this subsection from:
33	33	(A) other state agencies;
34	34	(B) political subdivisions;
35	35	(C) local transportation entities; and
36	36	(D) the general public;
37	37	(4) use methodologies to plan for equitable access to
38	38	transportation systems by all area residents; and
39	39	(5) consider alternative design and investment
40	40	options, alternative growth forecasts, and robust alternative
41	41	travel demand models that will ensure equity among the area's
42	42	residents.
43	43	(c) The plan must include a component that is not
44	44	financially constrained and identifies transportation improvements
45	45	designed to relieve congestion, end traffic deaths, and increase
46	46	safe and fast transportation access by all modes of
47	47	transportation. In developing this component of the plan, the
48	48	department shall seek opinions and assistance from officials who
49	49	have local responsibility for modes of transportation listed in
50	50	Subsection (a).
51	51	SECTION 2. Section 201.620, Transportation Code, is amended
52	52	to read as follows:
53	53	Sec. 201.620. COORDINATION WITH METROPOLITAN PLANNING
54	54	ORGANIZATIONS TO DEVELOP LONG-TERM PLANNING ASSUMPTIONS. (a) The
55	55	department shall collaborate with metropolitan planning
56	56	organizations to develop mutually acceptable assumptions for the
57	57	purposes of long-range federal and state funding forecasts and use
58	58	those assumptions to guide long-term planning in the statewide
59	59	transportation plan under Section 201.601.
60	60	(b) The assumptions under Subsection (a) must be developed:
61	61	(1) through a public process;
62	62	(2) using methodologies to plan for equitable access
63	63	to transportation systems by all area residents; and
64	64	(3) using a range of reasonable alternative future
65	65	population and job growth scenarios and travel demand models.
66	66	SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.