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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of a municipality to use funds collected |
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from an impact fee to construct or install a safety improvement to a |
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roadway facility. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 395.012, Local Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Subsection (f) to read as follows: |
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(f) Subject to Section 395.0121, a municipality may use |
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funds collected from an impact fee imposed under this subchapter to |
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construct or install a safety improvement to a roadway facility. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 395, Local Government |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 395.0121 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 395.0121. IMPACT FEE FOR SAFETY IMPROVEMENT TO ROADWAY |
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FACILITY. (a) A municipality may use funds collected from an |
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impact fee imposed under this subchapter to construct or install a |
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safety improvement to a roadway facility as authorized by Section |
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395.012(f) only if the municipality complies with the requirements |
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of this section. |
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(b) A municipality may only use funds collected from an |
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impact fee to construct or install a safety improvement to a roadway |
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facility if: |
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(1) the municipality's capital improvement plan: |
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(A) does not indicate a need for additional |
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capacity on the facility; and |
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(B) identifies the need for the improvement; and |
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(2) a transportation study for a new development |
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indicates no need for additional capacity on the facility. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the 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. |