89R14190 JRR-D
By: Lopez of Cameron H.B. No. 4050
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to a study by the Texas Department of Transportation on
incorporating drainage infrastructure into the department's
transportation planning process.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. (a) In this section, "department" means the
Texas Department of Transportation.
(b) The department shall conduct a study on incorporating
drainage infrastructure into the department's transportation
planning process, including the department's statewide
transportation plan, rural transportation plan, unified
transportation program, and statewide transportation improvement
program.
(c) In conducting the study, the department shall solicit
input from municipalities, counties, drainage districts, and other
appropriate stakeholders.
(d) Not later than January 1, 2027, the department shall
submit a report on the results of the study and any recommendations
to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house
of representatives, and the presiding officer of each standing
committee of the legislature with primary jurisdiction over the
department.
(e) This Act expires August 31, 2027.
SECTION 2. 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, 2025.