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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the allocation of funds for public transportation by |
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the Texas Department of Transportation. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 456, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 456.009 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 456.009. ALLOCATION OF FUNDS. (a) The commission |
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shall adopt rules to allocate funds to designated recipients under |
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this chapter. |
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(b) Of the total amount of money allocated under this |
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chapter, the commission may not distribute: |
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(1) less than 90 percent of the total amount allocated |
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under the formula program provided by Subchapter B; and |
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(2) more than 10 percent of the total amount allocated |
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under the discretionary program provided by Subchapter C. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |