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R E S O L U T I O N
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BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the State of |
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Texas, 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013, That House Rule 13, |
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Section 9(a), be suspended in part as provided by House Rule 13, |
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Section 9(f), to enable the conference committee appointed to |
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resolve the differences on Senate Bill 1747 (funding and donations |
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for transportation projects, including projects of county energy |
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transportation reinvestment zones) to consider and take action on |
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the following matters: |
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(1) House Rule 13, Section 9(a)(1), is suspended to permit |
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the committee to change, alter, or amend text not in disagreement in |
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proposed SECTION 1 of the bill, in added Section 256.104(a)(1), |
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Transportation Code, to read as follows: |
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(1) provide the road condition report described by |
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Section 251.018 made by the county for the previous year; and |
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Explanation: The change is necessary to require counties |
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applying for grants under Subchapter C, Chapter 256, Transportation |
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Code, to submit only the county's road condition report for the |
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previous year. |
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(2) House Rule 13, Section 9(a)(1), is suspended to permit |
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the committee to change, alter, or amend text not in disagreement in |
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proposed SECTION 1 of the bill, in added Section 256.105, |
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Transportation Code, to read as follows: |
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Sec. 256.105. MATCHING FUNDS. (a) Except as provided by |
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Subsection (b), to be eligible to receive a grant under the program, |
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matching funds must be provided, from any source, in an amount equal |
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to at least 20 percent of the amount of the grant. |
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(b) A county that the department determines to be |
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economically disadvantaged must provide matching funds in an amount |
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equal to at least 10 percent of the amount of the grant. |
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(c) County funds spent for road and bridge purposes under |
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the county budget must be credited as matching funds under this |
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section. |
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Explanation: The change is necessary to require counties |
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applying for grants under Subchapter C, Chapter 256, Transportation |
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Code, to provide matching funds in certain amounts. |
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(3) House Rule 13, Section 9(a)(1), is suspended to permit |
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the committee to change, alter, or amend text not in disagreement in |
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proposed SECTION 1 of the bill, in added Section 256.106(a)(1), |
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Transportation Code, to read as follows: |
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(1) provide the department with a copy of a report |
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filed under Section 251.018; |
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Explanation: The change is necessary to require a county |
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making a second or subsequent grant application under Subchapter C, |
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Chapter 256, Transportation Code, to provide a report under Section |
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251.018, Transportation Code. |
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(4) House Rule 13, Section 9(a)(1), is suspended to permit |
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the committee to change, alter, or amend text not in disagreement in |
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proposed SECTION 2 of the bill, in added Section 222.1071(b), |
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Transportation Code, to read as follows: |
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(b) A county, after determining that an area is affected |
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because of oil and gas exploration and production activities and |
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would benefit from funding under Chapter 256, by order or |
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resolution of the commissioners court: |
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(1) may designate a contiguous geographic area in the |
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jurisdiction of the county to be a county energy transportation |
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reinvestment zone to promote one or more transportation |
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infrastructure projects, as that term is defined by Section |
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256.101, located in the zone; and |
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(2) may jointly administer a county energy |
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transportation reinvestment zone with a contiguous county energy |
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transportation reinvestment zone formed by another county. |
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Explanation: The change is necessary to provide that counties |
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must determine that an area is affected because of oil and gas |
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exploration before designating a county energy transportation |
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reinvestment zone. |
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(5) House Rule 13, Section 9(a)(4), is suspended to permit |
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the committee to add text on a matter which is not included in |
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either the house or senate version of the bill by adding the |
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following text to SECTION 2 of the bill, in added Section |
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222.1071(i), Transportation Code: |
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(5) pledge money in the tax increment account to a road |
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utility district formed as provided by Subsection (n). |
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Explanation: This addition is necessary to authorize a county |
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to pledge money in the tax increment account to a road utility |
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district. |
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(6) House Rule 13, Section 9(a)(4), is suspended to permit |
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the committee to add text on a matter which is not included in |
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either the house or senate version of the bill by adding the |
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following text to SECTION 2 of the bill, in added Section 222.1071, |
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Transportation Code: |
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(n) In the alternative, to assist the county in developing a |
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transportation infrastructure project, if authorized by the |
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commission under Chapter 441, a road utility district may be formed |
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under that chapter that has the same boundaries as a county energy |
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transportation reinvestment zone created under this section. The |
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road utility district may issue bonds to pay all or part of the cost |
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of a transportation infrastructure project and may pledge and |
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assign all or a specified amount of money in the tax increment |
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account to secure those bonds if the county: |
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(1) collects a tax increment; and |
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(2) pledges all or a specified amount of the tax |
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increment to the road utility district. |
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(o) A road utility district formed as provided by Subsection |
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(n) may enter into an agreement to fund development of a |
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transportation infrastructure project or to repay funds owed to the |
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department. Any amount paid for this purpose is considered to be |
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an operating expense of the district. Any taxes collected by the |
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district that are not paid for this purpose may be used for any |
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district purpose. |
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Explanation: This addition is necessary to authorize the |
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formation of a road utility district to assist a county in |
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developing a transportation infrastructure project. |
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(7) House Rule 13, Section 9(a)(4), is suspended to permit |
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the committee to add text on a matter which is not included in |
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either the house or senate version of the bill by adding the |
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following text as SECTION 7 of the bill: |
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SECTION 7. The amendment adding Sections 222.1071 and |
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222.1072 to Subchapter E, Chapter 222, Transportation Code, made by |
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this Act prevails over the amendment adding those sections to |
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Subchapter E, Chapter 222, Transportation Code, made by Section 1, |
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H.B. 2300, 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013, and the |
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amendment made by Section 1, H.B. 2300, 83rd Legislature, Regular |
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Session, 2013, has no effect. |
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Explanation: This addition is necessary to provide that the |
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amendment adding Sections 222.1071 and 222.1072, Transportation |
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Code, prevails over other amendments made by the 83rd Legislature |
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adding those sections. |