TO: | Honorable Mike Krusee, Chair, House Committee on Transportation |
FROM: | John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | HB549 by Farrar (Relating to environmental review of toll projects.), As Introduced |
The bill would amend various sections of the Transportation Code to require the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to conduct an environmental impact statement on all TxDOT toll projects and require regional tollway authorities, regional mobility authorities, or local governments who build tollroads to adopt environmental review standards substantially similar to those of TxDOT.
Based on the analysis of TxDOT, it is assumed any increased costs or responsibilities associated with implenting the bill could be absorbed within existing resources.
The bill would take effect on September 1, 2007.
The
Source Agencies: | 601 Department of Transportation
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LBB Staff: | JOB, KJG, MW, TG
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