1-1     By:  Shapiro                                           S.B. No. 896
 1-2           (In the Senate - Filed February 23, 2001; February 26, 2001,
 1-3     read first time and referred to Committee on Finance;
 1-4     April 17, 2001, reported adversely, with favorable Committee
 1-5     Substitute by the following vote:  Yeas 10, Nays 1; April 17, 2001,
 1-6     sent to printer.)
 1-7     COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 896                    By:  Truan
 1-8                            A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-9                                   AN ACT
1-10     relating to funds and taxes for county roads.
1-11           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-12           SECTION 1.  Chapter 445, Local Government Code, is amended by
1-13     adding Subchapter D to read as follows:
1-14            SUBCHAPTER D.  SPECIAL COUNTY ROAD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
1-15           Sec. 445.101.  SPECIAL COUNTY ROAD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.  On or
1-16     before October 15 of each year, the comptroller shall distribute to
1-17     counties money appropriated for the special county road assistance
1-18     program under this subchapter.
1-19           Sec. 445.102.  USE OF MONEY.  Money appropriated to the
1-20     program under this subchapter may be used only for the support of
1-21     the county road system, including uses specified by Section
1-22     256.003, Transportation Code.
1-23           Sec. 445.103.  ALLOCATION FORMULA.  The comptroller shall
1-24     distribute money appropriated to the program under this subchapter
1-25     among the counties as follows:
1-26                 (1)  two-fifths according to total population,
1-27     determined by the ratio of the total population of the county to
1-28     the total population of the state;
1-29                 (2)  one-fifth according to population, determined by
1-30     the ratio of the population in unincorporated areas of the county
1-31     to the population in all unincorporated areas of the state;
1-32                 (3)  one-fifth according to lineal county road miles,
1-33     determined by the ratio of lineal mileage of county roads in the
1-34     county to the lineal mileage of county roads in the state,
1-35     according to the most recent county road inventory compiled by the
1-36     Texas Department of Transportation; and
1-37                 (4)  one-fifth according to paved and concrete county
1-38     road miles, determined by the ratio of miles of lanes of paved and
1-39     concrete county roads in the county to the miles of lanes of paved
1-40     and concrete county roads in the state, according to the most
1-41     recent county road inventory compiled by the Texas Department of
1-42     Transportation.
1-43           SECTION 2.  Section 256.002, Transportation Code, is amended
1-44     by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:
1-45           (d)  Except as provided by Section 153.503(3)(A), Tax Code,
1-46     the comptroller may not deposit tax receipts or other money to the
1-47     credit of the county and road district highway fund.
1-48           SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.
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