88R7562 JRR-F
By: Guillen H.B. No. 1461
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the reimbursement of excess costs incurred by a
recipient of certain grants awarded by the Texas Department of
Transportation.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter I, Chapter 201, Transportation Code,
is amended by adding Section 201.713 to read as follows:
Sec. 201.713. REIMBURSEMENT OF EXCESS COSTS INCURRED BY
CERTAIN GRANT RECIPIENTS. (a) This section applies only to a grant
awarded by the department for the construction of a transportation
project in a county with a population of less than 25,000 or a
municipality with a population of less than 15,000.
(b) The department shall reimburse a grant recipient for
costs incurred by the recipient that exceed the amount of the grant
awarded by the department if the construction of the transportation
project is managed by the department.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only
to a grant awarded by the Texas Department of Transportation on or
after the effective date of this Act. A grant awarded before the
effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the
date the award was made, and the former law is continued in effect
for that purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.