By: Madla S.B. No. 1089
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the distribution by the Texas Department of
Transportation of certain assistance for the repair and maintenance
of county roads.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 201.706, Transportation Code, is amended
to read as follows:
Sec. 201.706. LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE. (a) From
appropriated funds, the department shall assist counties with
materials and equipment to repair and maintain county roads. The
department shall:
(1) provide that the total annual value of assistance
under this section is[:
[(A) at least $12 million per year for fiscal
years 1998 and 1999; and
[(B)] at least $6 million per year, including not
more than $200,000 worth of equipment [for a fiscal year other than
1998 or 1999];
(2) make maximum usage of surplus materials and
equipment on hand;
(3) develop rules and procedures to implement this
section and to provide for the distribution of the assistance with
preference given to counties with an above average number of
overweight trucks receiving weight tolerance permits based on the
previous year's permit totals; and
(4) undertake cooperative and joint procurement of
road materials with counties under Texas Building and Procurement
[General Services] Commission procedures.
(b) Chapter 2175, Government Code, does not apply to the
distribution of assistance by the department under this section.
(c) Except as provided by Subsection (a)(4), this section
does not authorize the department to purchase materials or
equipment for a county.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2005.