Amend CSHB 2702 as follows:
(1) Strike SECTION 1.03 of the bill (committee printing,
page 5, lines 1-17) and substitute the following:
SECTION 1.03. Section 91.071, Transportation Code, is
amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (c) to
read as follows:
(b) Each fiscal year, the total amount disbursed by the
department from the state highway fund to implement this chapter
may not exceed $50 [$12.5] million. This subsection does not apply
to:
(1) the acquisition of abandoned rail facilities
described in Section 91.007;
(2) funding derived from the issuance of bonds,
private investment, and donations;
(3) federal funds:
(A) from the Federal Railroad Administration; [,]
(B) from the Federal Transit Administration;
(C) apportioned under 23 U.S.C. Section
104(b)(2) for the congestion mitigation and air quality improvement
program; [,] or
(D) authorized and designated [appropriated] by
the United States Congress, or authorized and appropriated by the
United States Congress for a specific project;
(4) state matching funds for a federal rail project;
(5) [(4)] grants awarded by the governor from the Texas
Enterprise Fund; and
(6) [(5)] grading and bed preparation.
(c) In this section, "private investment" includes
concession fees paid to the department and payments to the
department under lease agreements and comprehensive development
agreements.
(2) Strike SECTION 2.23 of the bill (committee printing,
page 19, lines 15-27) and substitute the following:
SECTION 2.23. Section 227.062, Transportation Code, is
amended by amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (h) to
read as follows:
(c) Each fiscal year, the total amount disbursed by the
department out of state and federal funds shall not exceed $50 [$25]
million for the construction or purchase of non-highway facilities
on the Trans-Texas Corridor. This subsection does not apply to:
(1) funds derived from the issuance of bonds, private
investment, and donations; [,]
(2) federal funds from the Federal Transit
Administration[,] or the Federal Railroad Administration;
(3) funds apportioned under 23 U.S.C. 104(b)(2) for
the congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program;
(4) funds authorized and designated by the United
States Congress, or authorized and appropriated by the United
States Congress for a specific project;
(5) state matching funds for a federal rail project;
[. This subsection also does not apply to:]
(6) [(1)] activities that are subject to the limitation
in Subsection (a); and
(7) [(2)] activities described in Subsection (b)(1).
(h) In this section, "private investment" includes
concession fees paid to the department and payments to the
department under lease agreements and comprehensive development
agreements.