| TO: | Honorable Larry Phillips, Chair, House Committee on Transportation |
| FROM: | John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
| IN RE: | HB3732 by Martinez, "Mando" (Relating to the authority of a regional mobility authority to enter into a comprehensive development agreement.), As Introduced |
The bill would amend Section 370.305(f) of the Transportation Code to extend the expiration date in which a regional mobility authority (RMA) is authorized to enter into a comprehensive development agreement (CDA) from August 31, 2011 to August 31, 2015.
According to the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), the provisions of the bill would authorize an RMA to enter into a CDA that does not grant a private entity the right to finance a toll project; or a CDA for a project that includes one or more managed lane facilities to be added to an existing controlled-access highway, the major portion of which is located in a nonattainment or near-nonattainment air quality area, and for which TxDOT issued a request for qualifications before May 2007.
TxDOT indicated the department may assist an RMA as needed for applicable projects, but it is anticipated that the assistance could be absorbed within existing resources. Therefore, no significant fiscal impact is anticipated.
The Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority, the Grayson County Regional Mobility Authority, and the Alamo Regional Mobility Authority reported the bill would have no fiscal impact.
| Source Agencies: | 601 Department of Transportation
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| LBB Staff: | JOB, KJG, TP, TG
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