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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to procedures governing a regional mobility authority in |
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relation to certain federal public transportation funding. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 370, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 370.035 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 370.035. PROCEDURE FOR RECEIVING CERTAIN FEDERAL |
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PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION FUNDING. (a) In this section, "designated |
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recipient" and "urbanized area" have the meanings assigned by 49 |
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U.S.C. Section 5302, as that section existed on January 1, 2023. |
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(b) An authority may not apply for funding under 49 U.S.C. |
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Section 5307 without the approval of the department. |
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(c) The department may not give approval to an authority to |
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apply for funding under 49 U.S.C. Section 5307 unless the authority |
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becomes a designated recipient. |
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(d) For purposes of becoming a designated recipient of |
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funding under 49 U.S.C. Section 5307, an authority must: |
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(1) demonstrate to the department the appropriate |
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expertise, financial resources, and gaps in regional transit |
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service; and |
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(2) provide the department with documentation of |
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concurrence in the selection of the designated recipient, or any |
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successor documentation required by federal law, by the providers |
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of publicly owned public transportation service in the applicable |
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urbanized area. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |