BILL ANALYSIS H.B. 2876 By: Gerdes Transportation Committee Report (Unamended) BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The bill author has informed the committee that many local and regional stakeholders in the Caldwell County region have expressed the need for significant transportation improvements in the area surrounding State Highway 130 and in the connectivity between that highway and Interstate Highway 35 without adding additional toll roads. The bill author has also informed the committee that the state is underfunding transportation infrastructure, that infrastructure investment will require additional efforts from others to meet the state's growing needs, and that the state needs innovative funding solutions to solve its infrastructure investment challenges. H.B. 2876 seeks to address this issue with no cost or liability to taxpayers by modifying certain public-private partnerships in the region. CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. ANALYSIS H.B. 2876 amends the Transportation Code to require the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to amend a comprehensive development agreement entered into on or before March 22, 2007, for State Highway 130 from U.S. Highway 183 to Interstate Highway 10 (Segments 5 and 6) to extend the term of the agreement for up to 20 additional years if the amendment does the following: outlines the public benefit to be derived from extending the term; and requires the private participant to provide consideration in the manner or amount agreed to by TxDOT and the participant in accordance with the requirements of the amendment. The bill requires any funds received from the private participant to be used by TxDOT, or on behalf of TxDOT using TxDOT's procurement process, for the design, financing, construction, maintenance, and operation of nontolled transportation projects between Interstate Highway 35 and State Highway 130 to be located wholly or partly in a county in which the project that is the subject of the comprehensive development agreement is located. The bill requires each such nontolled transportation project to be approved by the county in which the project is located before the expenditure of funds by TxDOT or on TxDOT's behalf. The bill requires TxDOT, not later than December 1, 2026, to report on the implementation of the amendment to the comprehensive development agreement to the presiding officer of each standing committee of the legislature with primary jurisdiction over TxDOT. EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2025.
BILL ANALYSIS
# BILL ANALYSIS
H.B. 2876
By: Gerdes
Transportation
Committee Report (Unamended)
H.B. 2876
By: Gerdes
Transportation
Committee Report (Unamended)
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The bill author has informed the committee that many local and regional stakeholders in the Caldwell County region have expressed the need for significant transportation improvements in the area surrounding State Highway 130 and in the connectivity between that highway and Interstate Highway 35 without adding additional toll roads. The bill author has also informed the committee that the state is underfunding transportation infrastructure, that infrastructure investment will require additional efforts from others to meet the state's growing needs, and that the state needs innovative funding solutions to solve its infrastructure investment challenges. H.B. 2876 seeks to address this issue with no cost or liability to taxpayers by modifying certain public-private partnerships in the region.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
ANALYSIS H.B. 2876 amends the Transportation Code to require the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to amend a comprehensive development agreement entered into on or before March 22, 2007, for State Highway 130 from U.S. Highway 183 to Interstate Highway 10 (Segments 5 and 6) to extend the term of the agreement for up to 20 additional years if the amendment does the following: outlines the public benefit to be derived from extending the term; and requires the private participant to provide consideration in the manner or amount agreed to by TxDOT and the participant in accordance with the requirements of the amendment. The bill requires any funds received from the private participant to be used by TxDOT, or on behalf of TxDOT using TxDOT's procurement process, for the design, financing, construction, maintenance, and operation of nontolled transportation projects between Interstate Highway 35 and State Highway 130 to be located wholly or partly in a county in which the project that is the subject of the comprehensive development agreement is located. The bill requires each such nontolled transportation project to be approved by the county in which the project is located before the expenditure of funds by TxDOT or on TxDOT's behalf. The bill requires TxDOT, not later than December 1, 2026, to report on the implementation of the amendment to the comprehensive development agreement to the presiding officer of each standing committee of the legislature with primary jurisdiction over TxDOT.
EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2025.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
The bill author has informed the committee that many local and regional stakeholders in the Caldwell County region have expressed the need for significant transportation improvements in the area surrounding State Highway 130 and in the connectivity between that highway and Interstate Highway 35 without adding additional toll roads. The bill author has also informed the committee that the state is underfunding transportation infrastructure, that infrastructure investment will require additional efforts from others to meet the state's growing needs, and that the state needs innovative funding solutions to solve its infrastructure investment challenges. H.B. 2876 seeks to address this issue with no cost or liability to taxpayers by modifying certain public-private partnerships in the region.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
ANALYSIS
H.B. 2876 amends the Transportation Code to require the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to amend a comprehensive development agreement entered into on or before March 22, 2007, for State Highway 130 from U.S. Highway 183 to Interstate Highway 10 (Segments 5 and 6) to extend the term of the agreement for up to 20 additional years if the amendment does the following:
outlines the public benefit to be derived from extending the term; and
requires the private participant to provide consideration in the manner or amount agreed to by TxDOT and the participant in accordance with the requirements of the amendment.
The bill requires any funds received from the private participant to be used by TxDOT, or on behalf of TxDOT using TxDOT's procurement process, for the design, financing, construction, maintenance, and operation of nontolled transportation projects between Interstate Highway 35 and State Highway 130 to be located wholly or partly in a county in which the project that is the subject of the comprehensive development agreement is located. The bill requires each such nontolled transportation project to be approved by the county in which the project is located before the expenditure of funds by TxDOT or on TxDOT's behalf. The bill requires TxDOT, not later than December 1, 2026, to report on the implementation of the amendment to the comprehensive development agreement to the presiding officer of each standing committee of the legislature with primary jurisdiction over TxDOT.
EFFECTIVE DATE
September 1, 2025.