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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to funding for state and county roads affected in areas of |
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increased energy production. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 256, Transportation Code, is amended by |
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adding Subchapter C to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER C. TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT PROGRAM. |
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Sec. 256.101. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: |
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(1) "Fund" means the transportation infrastructure |
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fund established under this subchapter. |
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(2) "Transportation infrastructure project" means the |
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construction, reconstruction, or maintenance of transportation |
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infrastructure intended to alleviate degradation caused by the |
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exploration, development, or production of oil or gas. |
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(3) "Program" means the transportation infrastructure |
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grant program. |
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Sec. 256.102. TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE FUND. (a) The |
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transportation infrastructure fund is a special fund outside the |
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state treasury to be administered by the department. The fund |
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consists of: |
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(1) money transferred or deposited to the credit of |
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the fund by law; |
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(2) the proceeds of any fee or tax imposed by this |
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state that the legislature by statute dedicates for deposit to the |
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credit of the fund; |
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(3) any other revenue that the legislature by statute |
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dedicates for deposit to the credit of the fund; and |
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(4) |
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interest earned on the balance of the fund. |
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(b) Money in the fund may only be appropriated to the |
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department for the purposes of this subchapter. |
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(c) The department may be appropriated no more than |
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one-tenth of the balance of the fund to administer the program. |
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(d) An initial deposit of $1,400,000,000 shall be |
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appropriated from the economic stabilization fund to the |
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Transportation Infrastructure Fund for the state fiscal year |
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beginning September 1, 2013. |
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Sec. 256.103. TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT PROGRAM. |
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(a) The department shall establish and administer a |
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transportation infrastructure grant program to make grants for |
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state or county roads affected in areas of increased energy |
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production for transportation infrastructure projects. |
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(b) The department shall ensure that at least fifty percent |
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of the fund shall be distributed for the purpose construction, |
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reconstruction, or maintenance of county transportation |
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infrastructure grant projects. |
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(c) The department shall develop criteria for the |
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distribution of funds for county transportation infrastructure |
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grant projects including but not limited to: |
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(1) Proximity to major regions of oil and gas |
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development; |
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(2) Financial need; |
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(3) Consideration based on proportionality to the |
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number of oil and gas well completions performed in that county |
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during the previous two years. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |