Enrolled Bill Summary

House Bill 3184 amends provisions of the Transportation Code to revise the authority of the Texas Transportation Commission and the Texas Department of Transportation over the financing, construction, improvement, maintenance, and operation of turnpike projects and to specify that the Texas Turnpike Authority is responsible for promoting and coordinating the development of turnpike projects. The bill requires the department to coordinate with appropriate entities to develop an integrated international trade corridor plan and to report on the progress of this requirement to the presiding officer of each house of the legislature no later than December 1, 2004. The bill changes the method for allocating money to eligible public transportation providers and requires the commission to establish a new formula that considers certain factors, such as a public transportation provider's performance and the number of its riders.