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House Bill 2300 |
House Author: Keffer et al. |
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Effective: 9-1-13 |
Senate Sponsor: Uresti |
House Bill 2300 amends the Transportation Code to authorize a county to create a county energy transportation reinvestment zone in an area affected by oil and gas exploration and production activities and to set out applicable procedures and requirements regarding the creation of such a zone, including the establishment of a property tax increment account for the zone and the creation of a zone advisory board. The bill provides for the alternative formation of a road utility district that has the same boundaries as a zone in order to assist the county in developing a transportation project. The bill also provides for the termination of a zone and authorizes a commissioners court to enter into an agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation to designate a zone for a specified transportation project involving a state highway located in the proposed zone. The bill authorizes a commissioners court to accept donations of labor, money, or other property to aid in the building or maintaining of roads, culverts, or bridges in the county.