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. 1-49 * * * * *