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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to county road reports. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 251.005 and 251.018, Transportation |
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Code, are repealed. |
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SECTION 2. Section 252.006(e), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(e) An ex officio road commissioner has the duties of a |
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supervisor of public roads as provided by Section [Sections] |
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251.004 [and 251.005]. |
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SECTION 3. Section 256.104(a), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) In applying for a grant under this subchapter, the |
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county shall[: |
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[(1) provide the road condition report described by |
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Section 251.018 made by the county for the previous year; and |
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[(2)] submit to the department a plan that: |
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(1) [(A)] provides a list of transportation |
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infrastructure projects to be funded by the grant; |
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(2) [(B)] describes the scope of the transportation |
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infrastructure project or projects to be funded by the grant using |
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best practices for prioritizing the projects; |
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(3) [(C)] provides for matching funds as required by |
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Section 256.105; and |
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(4) [(D)] meets any other requirements imposed by the |
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department. |
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SECTION 4. Section 256.106(a), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) A county that makes a second or subsequent application |
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for a grant from the department under this subchapter must: |
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(1) [provide the department with a copy of a report |
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filed under Section 251.018; |
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[(2)] certify that all previous grants are being spent |
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in accordance with the plan submitted under Section 256.104; and |
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(2) [(3)] provide an accounting of how previous grants |
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were spent, including any amounts spent on administrative costs. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |