By: Nichols S.B. No. 2226
(In the Senate - Filed March 11, 2025; March 25, 2025, read
first time and referred to Committee on Transportation;
April 2, 2025, reported favorably by the following vote: Yeas 8,
Nays 0; April 2, 2025, sent to printer.)
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to requirements for loans or grants provided by the Texas
Transportation Commission to aviation facilities located in
economically disadvantaged counties.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 21.105(b), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(b) Before approving a loan or grant, the commission shall
require that:
(1) the airport or facility remain in the control of
each political subdivision involved for at least 20 years;
(2) the political subdivision disclose the source of
all funds for the project and the political subdivision's ability
to finance and operate the project;
(3) at least:
(A) 10 percent of the total project cost be
provided by sources other than the state; or
(B) if the airport is located in an economically
disadvantaged county, as defined by Section 222.053, five percent
of the total project cost be provided by sources other than the
state; and
(4) the project be adequately planned.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
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