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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the allocation of revenue from certain penalties for |
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transportation project delays. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 222, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 222.007 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 222.007. ALLOCATION OF REVENUE FROM CERTAIN PENALTIES |
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FOR TRANSPORTATION PROJECT DELAYS. (a) The department shall |
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establish a system to track penalties for delays in transportation |
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projects assessed by the department on contractors hired by the |
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department. The system must allow the department to correlate a |
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penalty with: |
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(1) the project that was the subject of the penalty; |
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and |
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(2) each county in which the project that was the |
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subject of the penalty is located. |
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(b) Each year, the department shall: |
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(1) for each county, determine the amount of money |
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collected from penalties described by Subsection (a) in the |
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previous year that is attributable to projects located in the |
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county; and |
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(2) in addition to other amounts, allocate to each |
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county an amount of money equal to the amount determined for the |
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county under Subdivision (1) to be used for transportation projects |
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located in that county. |
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(c) If a transportation project that was the subject of a |
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penalty is located in more than one county, the department may |
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reasonably allocate the penalty revenue from that project between |
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the counties in which the project is located. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |