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House Bill 1986 |
House Author: Solomons |
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Effective: 9-1-05 |
Senate Sponsor: Nelson |
House Bill 1986 amends provisions of the Transportation Code relating to a coordinated county transportation authority created by certain counties to provide public transportation and transportation-related services. The bill authorizes an authority to acquire, construct, develop, plan, own, operate, maintain, or manage a public transportation system or project not located in the territory of the authority if the system or project provides a service, benefit, or convenience to the people in the territory of the authority. It authorizes the board of directors of an authority to annually increase the population amount that determines representation on the board of directors by certain municipalities in the county and requires a board that takes this action to also increase the population amounts that determine certain other municipal representation on the board. House Bill 1986 also amends a provision relating to the management of an authority to clarify the prohibition against the spending of federal and state funds by or on behalf of the authority to influence or affect the award or outcome of a state or federal contract, loan, or cooperative agreement. The bill adds coordinated county transportation authorities to the transit authorities that the Texas Department of Transportation may contract with for the design, construction, operation, or maintenance of a high occupancy vehicle lane.