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Senate Bill 573 |
Senate Author: Brimer |
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Effective: 9-1-05 |
House Sponsor: Casteel |
Senate Bill 573 amends the Transportation Code to provide that the law governing bids and contracts for highway maintenance projects applies to a maintenance contract involving an amount less than $300,000, rather than less than $100,000. The bill also requires the Texas Transportation Commission to annually certify a county as economically disadvantaged, for purposes of obtaining relief from local matching funds requirements for highway projects, as soon as possible after the comptroller issues related economic indicators. The bill requires the commission to determine whether to adjust a county's certification at the time a political subdivision in the county submits a highway project. It authorizes the commission to delegate these duties to the executive director of the Texas Department of Transportation or the director's designee.