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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the distribution of funding for certain transportation |
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projects. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 222.034, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (c) to read as |
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follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), federal [Federal] |
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aid for transportation purposes that is administered by the |
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commission shall be distributed to the various parts of the state |
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for a funding cycle through the selection of highway projects in the |
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state in a manner that is consistent with federal formulas that |
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determine the amount of federal aid for transportation purposes |
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received by the state. A distribution under this subsection does |
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not include deductions made for the state infrastructure bank or |
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other federal funds reallocated by the federal government. |
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(c) The commission shall give funding priority to highway |
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projects that enhance federally designated emergency evacuation |
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routes. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |