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Amend CSSB 1 (house committee printing) by adding the following appropriately numbered ARTICLE to the bill and renumbering subsequent ARTICLES and SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
ARTICLE ____. MAXIMIZING FEDERAL FUNDING FOR CERTAIN TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES
SECTION ____.01. Section 201.601, Transportation Code, is amended by adding Subsection (g) to read as follows:
(g) The plan must include a component that evaluates future federal funding opportunities for all modes of transportation and identifies actions necessary to maximize the total amount of federal funds received in the future for transportation improvements in this state.
SECTION ____.02. Subchapter H, Chapter 201, Transportation Code, is amended by adding Section 201.623 to read as follows:
Sec. 201.623. COOPERATION WITH LOCAL PLANNING ENTITIES TO MAXIMIZE FEDERAL FUNDING FOR PROJECTS. The department shall work and plan with local transportation planning entities to maximize the amount of federal funding awarded for projects in this state by identifying and pursuing projects that are eligible for federal grant programs, including the scenic byways program.
SECTION ____.03. The heading to Chapter 645, Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows:
CHAPTER 645. [SINGLE STATE] REGISTRATION FOR OPERATION IN MULTIPLE STATES
SECTION ____.04. Chapter 645, Transportation Code, is amended by adding Section 645.005 to read as follows:
Sec. 645.005. UNIFORM HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TRANSPORTATION. The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles by rule shall establish, implement, and administer the terms of the uniform program for hazardous materials transportation registration and permitting developed by the Alliance for Uniform Hazmat Transportation Procedures under 49 U.S.C. Section 5119.