Bill Text: TX HB4770 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to a grant program for municipal pedestrian infrastructure administered by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-04-04 - Left pending in committee [HB4770 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HB4770-Introduced.html
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By: Gervin-Hawkins | H.B. No. 4770 |
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relating to a grant program for municipal pedestrian infrastructure | ||
administered by the Texas Department of Housing and Community | ||
Affairs. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. The heading to Subchapter K, Chapter 2306, | ||
Government Code, is amended to read as follows: | ||
SUBCHAPTER K. [ |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter K, Chapter 2306, Government Code, is | ||
amended by adding Section 2306.2595 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 2306.2595. PEDESTRIAN INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM. (a) In | ||
this section: | ||
(1) "Grant" means financial assistance that is awarded | ||
in the form of money to a municipality for a specific purpose and | ||
that is not required to be repaid. For purposes of this section, | ||
the term includes a forgivable loan. | ||
(2) "Grant fund" means the pedestrian infrastructure | ||
grant fund. | ||
(b) The grant fund is a dedicated account in the general | ||
revenue fund and consists of: | ||
(1) appropriations of money to the grant fund by the | ||
legislature; | ||
(2) gifts, grants, including federal grants, and other | ||
donations received for the grant fund; and | ||
(3) interest earned on the investment of money in the | ||
grant fund. | ||
(c) The department shall award grants to municipalities to | ||
construct pedestrian infrastructure related to sidewalks, curbs, | ||
or pedestrian lighting. | ||
(d) The grant fund may be used by the department only to: | ||
(1) award grants under this section; and | ||
(2) administer the grant program under this section. | ||
(e) The department shall adopt rules necessary to | ||
administer this section. | ||
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |