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Senate Bill 1489 |
Senate Author: Watson |
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Effective: 5-18-13 |
House Sponsor: Phillips |
Senate Bill 1489 amends the Transportation Code to clarify that a regional mobility authority may enter into an agreement with another governmental entity to acquire, plan, design, construct, maintain, repair, or operate a transportation project on behalf of another governmental entity if the transportation project is located in the authority's area of jurisdiction or in an adjacent county, the project is being acquired, planned, constructed, designed, operated, repaired, or maintained on behalf of the Texas Department of Transportation or another toll project entity, or, for projects other than those described above, the department approves the project for action by the authority. The bill prohibits statutory provisions relating to regional mobility authorities from being construed to restrict the ability of an authority to enter into an agreement under the Interlocal Cooperation Act with another governmental entity located anywhere in Texas.
Senate Bill 1489 expands the definition of "transportation project" to include a bridge and a port security, transportation, or facility project eligible for port development funding and specifies that a border crossing inspection station includes a station located at or near an international border or a station located at or near a border crossing from another state and not more than 50 miles from the international border.
Senate Bill 1489 authorizes a regional mobility authority to construct a border inspection facility to be used solely for conducting commercial motor vehicle inspections by the Department of Public Safety provided the facility is located near the international border. The bill authorizes a border inspection facility to include implementation of Intelligent Transportation Systems for Commercial Vehicle Operations (ITS/CVO) technology, to the extent an authority constructing the facility considers appropriate to expedite commerce.