By: Anderson of McLennan, et al. H.B. No. 1140

(Senate Sponsor - Hinojosa)

(In the Senate - Received from the House April 24, 2017; May 1, 2017, read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation; May 3, 2017, reported favorably by the following vote: Yeas 6, Nays 0; May 3, 2017, sent to printer.) Click here to see the committee vote

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the allocation categories for state funding of public transportation.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 456.001, Transportation Code, is amended by adding Subdivisions (15) and (16) to read as follows:

(15) "Large urbanized area" means an urbanized area with a population of 200,000 or more.

(16) "Small urbanized area" means an urbanized area with a population of less than 200,000.

SECTION 2. Section 456.021(a), Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows:

(a) The commission shall allocate to large urbanized, small urbanized, and nonurbanized [urban, urbanized, and rural] areas under the formula program provided by this subchapter the amount appropriated from all sources to the commission each state fiscal biennium for public transportation, other than money from the United States and amounts specifically appropriated for coordination, technical support, or other administrative costs.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.

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