BILL ANALYSIS

H.B. 4025

By: Keffer

Transportation

Committee Report (Unamended)

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE

Interested parties note that recently enacted legislation relating to funding and donations for transportation projects of county energy transportation reinvestment zones authorized counties to establish such reinvestment zones in order to receive state funding from the transportation infrastructure fund. However, these parties contend that further clarification of these provisions is needed. H.B. 4025 seeks to provide that clarification.

CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.

ANALYSIS

H.B. 4025 amends the Transportation Code to separate a county's eligibility to apply for a grant from the transportation infrastructure fund from the county's authority to create an advisory board to advise the county on the establishment, administration, and expenditures of a county energy transportation reinvestment zone. The bill instead explicitly authorizes a county to create such an advisory board solely for such purpose.

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2015.