89R18912 JAM-D
By: Craddick H.B. No. 5453
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the selection, prioritization, and funding of
transportation projects.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 201.601(d), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(d) In selecting transportation projects, the department
shall:
(1) prioritize projects identified under Section
201.991(a)(3); and
(2) consider the transportation system strategies,
goals and measurable targets, and other related performance
measures established under Subsection (a-1)(1).
SECTION 2. Section 201.609, Transportation Code, is amended
to read as follows:
Sec. 201.609. NOTICE TO LEGISLATORS OF CERTAIN ACTIONS
[COMPLETED PROJECTS]. [(a)] Not later than the 10th day after the
date a major road project is selected for funding or the 10th day
before the date on which a major road project is scheduled for
completion, as applicable, the department shall provide notice [of
the location and completion date of the road project] to each member
of the legislature who represents the county in which the road
project is located of:
(1) the selection of the road project for funding; or
(2) the completion of the project [and who wants to
receive the notice].
[(b) The department shall ask each legislator whether the
legislator wants to receive notices under this section.]
SECTION 3. Section 201.808(e), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(e) The department shall establish criteria to prioritize
the transportation needs for the state that are consistent with the
statewide transportation plan. In establishing prioritization
criteria under this subsection the department shall ensure that
transportation expenditures are split evenly between:
(1) transportation projects that are required to
maintain the state infrastructure; and
(2) transportation projects that would improve the
state infrastructure.
SECTION 4. Section 201.991(a), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(a) The department shall develop a unified transportation
program covering a period of 10 years to guide the development of
and authorize construction of transportation projects. The
program must:
(1) annually identify target funding levels; [and]
(2) list all projects that the department intends to
develop or begin construction of during the program period; and
(3) identify and prioritize transportation projects
that:
(A) are required to maintain the state
infrastructure; or
(B) would improve the state infrastructure.
SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.