Bill Text: TX SB2054 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the authority of certain road districts to enter into contracts for and to contribute to transportation projects.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2019-03-21 - Referred to Transportation [SB2054 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SB2054-Introduced.html
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By: Hinojosa | S.B. No. 2054 |
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relating to the authority of certain road districts to enter into | ||
contracts for and to contribute to transportation projects. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 257, Transportation Code, | ||
is amended by adding Section 257.902 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 257.902. AUTHORITY OF CERTAIN ROAD DISTRICTS TO | ||
CONTRACT. (a) In this section: | ||
(1) "Revenue" means fares, fees, rents, tolls, and | ||
other money received by a road district from the ownership or | ||
operation of a transportation project. | ||
(2) "Transportation project" means: | ||
(A) a roadway; | ||
(B) a bridge; | ||
(C) a ferry or ferry landing; | ||
(D) a pedestrian or bicycle facility; | ||
(E) an intermodal hub; | ||
(F) an air quality improvement initiative; | ||
(G) a public utility facility; | ||
(H) a transit system; | ||
(I) a parking area, structure, or facility or a | ||
collection device for parking fees; | ||
(J) if applicable, projects and programs listed | ||
in the most recently approved state implementation plan for the | ||
area covered by the authority, including an early action compact; | ||
(K) improvements in a transportation | ||
reinvestment zone designated under Subchapter E, Chapter 222; and | ||
(L) port security, transportation, or facility | ||
projects eligible for funding under Section 55.002. | ||
(b) This section applies only to a road district that: | ||
(1) operates or contributes to the operations of a | ||
ferry system; or | ||
(2) was created for the purpose of operating or | ||
contributing to the operation of a ferry system, regardless of | ||
whether the district continues to operate or contribute to the | ||
operation of a ferry system. | ||
(c) A road district may: | ||
(1) enter into a lease, service agreement, license | ||
agreement, franchise agreement, or other similar agreement with a | ||
person governing: | ||
(A) the person's use of a transportation project; | ||
and | ||
(B) the rights and obligations of the district | ||
with respect to the transportation project; | ||
(2) spend the road district's revenue on a | ||
transportation project or public improvement project in the | ||
district for any purpose related to a transportation project or | ||
public improvement project, including for the acquisition, | ||
construction, maintenance, or operation of the transportation | ||
project or public improvement project; and | ||
(3) send surplus revenue to the county in which the | ||
road district is located for any purpose related to a | ||
transportation project located in the county, including for the | ||
acquisition, construction, maintenance, or operation of the | ||
transportation project. | ||
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |