Bill Text: TX HB1638 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to a study by the Texas Department of Transportation on future transportation needs for the year 2045.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-03-22 - Withdrawn from schedule [HB1638 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HB1638-Introduced.html
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By: Canales | H.B. No. 1638 |
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relating to a study by the Texas Department of Transportation on | ||
future transportation needs for the year 2045. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. DEFINITION. In this Act, "department" means the | ||
Texas Department of Transportation. | ||
SECTION 2. STUDY. (a) The department, in consultation with | ||
the Texas A&M Transportation Institute, shall conduct a study on | ||
the state's projected transportation needs and costs and the | ||
resulting benefits of meeting those needs and costs for the year | ||
2045. | ||
(b) The study must: | ||
(1) use models from the state's metropolitan planning | ||
organizations and rural planning efforts to capture regional and | ||
local transportation needs; | ||
(2) incorporate current, high quality vehicle-based | ||
data sources to analyze changing travel patterns and behaviors; | ||
(3) develop a forecast for alternative levels of | ||
mobility and infrastructure performance for: | ||
(A) highway maintenance; | ||
(B) urban mobility; and | ||
(C) rural connectivity; | ||
(4) develop a range of future state transportation | ||
performance and infrastructure condition goals for the period | ||
covered by the study; | ||
(5) develop and evaluate potential scenarios to | ||
account for: | ||
(A) innovations in vehicle technologies; | ||
(B) changes in travel behavior; | ||
(C) changes in workplace policies; and | ||
(D) strategies for innovative project design and | ||
development; | ||
(6) evaluate current funding levels and dedicated | ||
funding streams, including anticipated funds transferred to the | ||
state highway fund under Section 49-g, Article III, Texas | ||
Constitution, or deposited to that fund under Section 7-c, Article | ||
VIII, Texas Constitution, to quantify the gap between likely | ||
funding and the amount required to meet a range of performance | ||
conditions; | ||
(7) identify strategies and funding options to fill | ||
any gaps in transportation needs; and | ||
(8) overlay information in the 2030 Committee's 2011 | ||
report analysis for the period from 2010 to 2035 to compare the | ||
funding landscape and performance expectations in 2011 with the | ||
current outlook. | ||
SECTION 3. COMMITTEE. The Texas Transportation Commission | ||
shall appoint a committee composed of experienced and respected | ||
business and community leaders in this state to provide guidance | ||
and direction to the department and the Texas A&M Transportation | ||
Institute for purposes of conducting the study required by this | ||
Act. | ||
SECTION 4. REPORT TO LEGISLATURE. Not later than December | ||
1, 2024, the Texas Department of Transportation shall submit a | ||
report to the legislature that includes the results of the study | ||
conducted under this Act and any associated recommendations. | ||
SECTION 5. EXPIRATION. This Act expires January 1, 2025. | ||
SECTION 6. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect | ||
immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members | ||
elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas | ||
Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for | ||
immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |