The bill would amend Transportation Code, Chapter 222, to stipulate that money deposited to the State Highway Fund that is required to be used for public roadways by the Texas Constitution or federal law, may not be used by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to expand or extend a highway of the state highway system, unless TxDOT determines that the expansion or extension is not located in a census tract classified as medium or high vulnerability in the most recent social vulnerability index published by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. This stipulation would not apply to a multimodal transportation project.
Based on the information provided by TxDOT, it is assumed implementation of the bill would not result in a significant fiscal impact to the state and any costs or duties associated with implementing the bill could be absorbed within the department's existing resources.
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.