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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a study by the Texas Department of Transportation of the |
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construction and maintenance of certain county road systems in this |
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state. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 250, Transportation Code, is amended by |
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adding Section 250.003 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 250.003. STUDY REGARDING COUNTY ROAD SYSTEMS. (a) The |
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department, in consultation with the Texas A&M Transportation |
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Institute, shall conduct a study of the construction and |
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maintenance of county roads and bridges under the five systems of |
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county road administration described by Chapter 251 and |
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Subchapters A, B, C, and D of Chapter 252. |
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(b) The study described by Subsection (a) shall: |
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(1) provide an inventory of what system of county road |
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administration each county in this state has adopted and the date on |
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which it was adopted; |
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(2) provide, for the 20 most populous counties in each |
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of the five systems of county road administration and after |
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adjusting for inflation: |
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(A) the average and median cost of the |
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construction and maintenance of county roads during the most recent |
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25-year period or the period since the adoption of the county's |
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current system of county road administration; and |
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(B) an average per-mile cost comparison of |
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completed road projects among the five systems of county road |
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administration during the most recent 25-year period or the period |
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since the adoption of the county's current system of county road |
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administration; and |
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(3) rank from most economical to least economical for |
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taxpayers the systems of county road administration for the |
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construction and maintenance of county roads and describe the |
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reasoning behind each rank placement. |
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(c) Not later than December 1, 2026, the department shall |
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submit to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the |
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house, and each legislative committee with jurisdiction over |
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transportation issues a written report that includes the results of |
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the study conducted under this section and any associated |
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recommendations. |
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(d) This section expires January 1, 2027. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |