88R7713 MZM-D By: Canales H.B. No. 3444 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the classification of transportation districts by the Texas Transportation Commission. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 201.105, Transportation Code, is amended by adding Subsection (h) to read as follows: (h) The commission by rule shall prescribe criteria for the classification of each district as metropolitan, urban, or rural. The rules must classify a district with a population of more than 1.4 million as metropolitan. SECTION 2. As soon as practicable after the effective date of this Act, the Texas Transportation Commission shall adopt the rules required by Section 201.105(h), Transportation Code, as added by this Act. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.