S.B. No. 160
AN ACT
relating to county road reports.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Sections 251.005 and 251.018, Transportation
Code, are repealed.
SECTION 2. Section 252.006(e), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(e) An ex officio road commissioner has the duties of a
supervisor of public roads as provided by Section [Sections]
251.004 [and 251.005].
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 plan that:
(1) [(A)] provides a list of transportation
infrastructure projects to be funded by the grant;
(2) [(B)] describes the scope of the transportation
infrastructure project or projects to be funded by the grant using
best practices for prioritizing the projects;
(3) [(C)] provides for matching funds as required by
Section 256.105; and
(4) [(D)] meets any other requirements imposed by the
department.
SECTION 4. Section 256.106(a), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) A county that makes a second or subsequent application
for a grant from the department under this subchapter must:
(1) [provide the department with a copy of a report
filed under Section 251.018;
[(2)] certify that all previous grants are being spent
in accordance with the plan submitted under Section 256.104; and
(2) [(3)] provide an accounting of how previous grants
were spent, including any amounts spent on administrative costs.
SECTION 5. 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, 2021.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 160 passed the Senate on
April 9, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0; and that the
Senate concurred in House amendment on May 27, 2021, by the
following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 160 passed the House, with
amendment, on May 11, 2021, by the following vote: Yeas 124,
Nays 19, two present not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
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Date
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Governor