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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the grant program distributing money from the |
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transportation infrastructure fund. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 256.103, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by amending Subsections (a) and (b) and adding Subsection (a-1) to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) The department shall develop policies and procedures to |
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administer a grant program under this subchapter to make grants to |
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counties only for transportation infrastructure projects located |
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in areas of the state affected by increased oil and gas |
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production. The department may adopt rules to implement this |
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subchapter. |
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(a-1) A county is eligible for a grant under this subchapter |
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if at least $10 million in oil and gas production taxes were |
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collected in the county in the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year |
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in which the county applies for a grant, as determined by the |
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comptroller. |
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(b) Grants distributed during a fiscal year must be |
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allocated among counties as follows: |
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(1) 10 [20] percent according to weight tolerance |
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permits, determined by the ratio of weight tolerance permits issued |
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in the preceding fiscal year for the county to the total number of |
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weight tolerance permits issued in the state in that fiscal year, as |
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determined by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles; |
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(2) 20 percent according to oil and gas production |
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taxes, determined by the ratio of oil and gas production taxes |
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collected by the comptroller in the preceding fiscal year in the |
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county to the total amount of oil and gas production taxes collected |
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in the state in that fiscal year, as determined by the comptroller; |
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(3) 45 [50] percent according to horizontal well |
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completions, determined by the ratio of horizontal well completions |
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in the preceding fiscal year in the county to the total number of |
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horizontal well completions in the state in that fiscal year, as |
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determined by the Railroad Commission of Texas; [and] |
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(4) 10 percent according to the volume of oil and gas |
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waste injected, determined by the ratio of the volume of oil and gas |
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waste injected in the preceding fiscal year in the county to the |
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total volume of oil and gas waste injected in the state in that |
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fiscal year, as determined by the Railroad Commission of Texas; and |
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(5) 15 percent according to vertical well completions, |
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determined by the ratio of vertical well completions in the |
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preceding fiscal year in the county to the total number of vertical |
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well completions in the state in that fiscal year, as determined by |
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the Railroad Commission of Texas. |
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SECTION 2. Section 256.104(a), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) In applying for a grant under this subchapter, the |
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county shall: |
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(1) provide the road condition report described by |
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Section 251.018 made by the county for the previous year; and |
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(2) submit to the department a plan that: |
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(A) provides a list of transportation |
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infrastructure projects to be funded by the grant; |
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(B) describes the scope of the transportation |
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infrastructure project or projects to be funded by the grant using |
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best practices for prioritizing the projects; and |
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(C) [provides for matching funds as required by
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Section 256.105; and
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[(D)] meets any other requirements imposed by the |
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department. |
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SECTION 3. Subchapter C, Chapter 256, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Sections 256.107 and 256.108 to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 256.107. COMPETITIVE BIDDING REQUIRED FOR CONTRACTS |
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FUNDED BY GRANTS. (a) Except as otherwise provided by law, a county |
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that enters into a contract for a transportation infrastructure |
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project that involves construction or maintenance of roads and is |
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funded by a grant under this subchapter shall: |
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(1) advertise for bids for the contract in a manner |
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prescribed by law; |
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(2) receive competitive bids for the contract, |
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publicly open the bids, and read aloud the names of the bidders and |
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their bids; and |
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(3) award the contract to the lowest responsible |
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bidder. |
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(b) In advertising for bids under Subsection (a), a county |
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shall prepare a request for competitive bids that includes |
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construction documents, estimated budget, project scope, estimated |
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project completion date, and other information that a bidder may |
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require to submit a bid. |
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(c) Not later than the seventh day after the date a contract |
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described by Subsection (a) is awarded, the county that awarded the |
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contract shall document the basis of its selection and shall make |
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the evaluations public. |
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Sec. 256.108. PERIOD FOR SPENDING GRANT. A grant awarded |
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under this subchapter must be spent not later than the fifth |
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anniversary of the date of the award. |
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SECTION 4. Section 256.105, Transportation Code, is |
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repealed. |
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SECTION 5. Section 256.107, Transportation Code, as added |
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by this Act, applies only to a contract entered into on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. A contract entered into before the |
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effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the |
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date the contract was entered into, and the former law is continued |
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in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |
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