SRC-JBJ S.B. 192 77(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.B. 192
77R2013 DWS-DBy: Lucio
Business & Commerce
3/21/2001
As Filed


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

Currently, various ports-of-entry along the Texas-Mexico border are not
part of Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) which direct future
transportation projects and systems in urbanized areas of the state. As
proposed, S.B. 192 requires the Department of Transportation to develop a
Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for certain areas along the border
region. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a
state officer, institution, or agency. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1. Amends Chapter 201I, Transportation Code, by adding Section
201.710, as follows: 

Sec. 201.710.  PLANNING AND FUNDING OF PORTS-OF-ENTRY.  (a)  Requires the
Texas Department of Transportation (department) to include projects
relating to ports-of-entry in its transportation improvement plan and
unified transportation program or any successor to that plan or program. 

(b) Requires the department, in allocating money to projects, to fund
port-of-entry projects from money other than North American Free Trade
Agreement discretionary funds. 

SECTION 2.  Effective date:  September 1, 2001.