BILL ANALYSIS

Senate Research Center                                                                                                       H.B. 962

                                                                                                                           By: Krusee (Staples)

Transportation & Homeland Security

5/11/2005

Engrossed

AUTHOR'S/SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT

The Texas Transportation Commission and the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) use the Unified Transportation Program (UTP) as a ten-year plan for transportation project development and construction.

H.B. 962 requires TxDOT to list projects in the UTP which are eligible and feasible for tolling.

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 Subchapter Z, Chapter 362, Transportation Code, by adding Section 362.902, as follows:

Sec. 362.902.  INCLUSION OF TOLL PROJECTS IN UNIFIED TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM.  Requires the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to adopt and include in the unified transportation program of TxDOT a list of transportation projects in each TxDOT district that TxDOT considers to be eligible and feasible for tolling.  Provides that a transportation project that is included in the list is not required to be operated as a toll project.

SECTION 2.  Effective date: September 1, 2005.