BILL ANALYSIS

Senate Research Center                                                                                                        S.B. 255

80R3100 JRJ-D                                                                                                                By: Carona

Transportation & Homeland Security

2/2/2007

As Filed

AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT

Currently, Texas law does not address reporting requirements for the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT).  Therefore, there is a lack of access and availability to specific data relating to TxDOT activities statewide.

As proposed, S.B. 255 requires TxDOT to publish annually, in an appropriate format, information related to certain TxDOT activities.

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 J, Chapter 201, Transportation Code, by adding Section 201.805, as follows:

Sec. 201.805.  REPORTS AND INFORMATION.  Requires the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to annually publish, in appropriate media and on TxDOT's Internet website in a format that allows the information to be read into an electronic database, a statistical comparison of TxDOT districts and certain information for each county and for the state for each fiscal year.

SECTION 2.  Effective date:  September 1, 2007.