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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to funding for certain county transportation |
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infrastructure projects. |
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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 FUND |
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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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Sec. 256.102. TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE FUND. (a) The |
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transportation infrastructure fund is a dedicated account in the |
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general revenue fund. The fund consists of money transferred to the |
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credit of the fund under Subsections (b) and (c) and any interest or |
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other return from investment of money in the fund. |
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(b) If in the preceding fiscal year the state received from |
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oil production taxes a net amount greater than the net amount of oil |
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production taxes received by the state in the fiscal year ending |
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August 31, 1987, the comptroller shall transfer to the fund an |
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amount equal to 25 percent of the difference between those amounts. |
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(c) If in the preceding fiscal year the state received from |
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gas production taxes a net amount greater than the net amount of gas |
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production taxes received by the state in the fiscal year ending |
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August 31, 1987, the comptroller shall transfer to the fund an |
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amount equal to 25 percent of the difference between those amounts. |
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(d) The comptroller shall transfer the amounts described by |
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Subsections (b) and (c) not later than the 90th day after the date |
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of the end of a fiscal year for which a transfer is required under |
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those subsections. |
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(e) 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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(f) Sections 403.095 and 404.071, Government Code, do not |
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apply to the fund. |
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Sec. 256.103. GRANT PROGRAM. (a) The department shall |
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establish and administer a program to make grants to counties for |
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transportation infrastructure projects. |
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(b) The amount of a grant provided to a county under the |
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program in a given fiscal year must be in proportion to the amount |
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of oil and gas production taxes collected in that county for that |
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year. |
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(c) In applying for a grant under this section, a county |
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shall: |
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(1) describe the scope of the transportation |
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infrastructure project to be funded by the grant; |
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(2) state the amount of funding that the county will |
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provide for the transportation infrastructure project; and |
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(3) provide the commissioner's road report required |
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under Section 251.005 for the previous two years showing the |
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degradation in transportation infrastructure caused by the |
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exploration, development, or production of oil or gas. |
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(d) To be eligible to receive a grant under the program, a |
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county must provide matching funds in an amount equal to at least |
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five percent of the amount of the grant. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |