88R14440 AJZ-D
By: Davis H.B. No. 4846
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to transportation planning by metropolitan planning
organizations.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 201.9911, Transportation Code, is
amended by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
(d) In developing a transportation plan under this section,
each metropolitan planning organization shall consider the
transportation needs of individuals who receive services from:
(1) the Health and Human Services Commission; or
(2) the Texas Workforce Commission.
SECTION 2. Section 201.9991, Transportation Code, is
amended by adding Subsection (c-1) to read as follows:
(c-1) A metropolitan planning organization that requests
financial assistance from the commission must submit evidence to
the commission that transportation providers within the boundaries
of the planning organization have considered meeting the
transportation needs of individuals described by Section
201.9911(d), including by adjusting the providers' fixed routes to
address the needs of those individuals.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.