TO: | Honorable Larry Phillips, Chair, House Committee On Transportation |
FROM: | Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | HB695 by Phillips (Relating to funding state highway markers.), As Introduced |
The bill would amend the Transportation Code to require the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to accept a grant or donation to assist in financing the construction and maintenance of a highway marker for specific state highway names established under Transportation Code Chapter 225, Subchapter B. The bill would prohibit TxDOT from designing, constructing, or erecting such markers unless a grant or donation is made to TxDOT to cover the costs.
Based on information provided by TxDOT, it is assumed that any costs or duties associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be absorbed within existing resources and any cost savings would be directed to other highway construction and maintenance activities.
Source Agencies: | 601 Department of Transportation
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LBB Staff: | UP, AG, MW, TG
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