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AN ACT
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relating to reports and information provided by the Texas |
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Department of Transportation. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter J, Chapter 201, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 201.805 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 201.805. REPORTS AND INFORMATION. (a) The department |
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shall annually publish in appropriate media and on the department's |
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Internet website in a format that allows the information to be read |
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into a commercially available electronic database a statistical |
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comparison of department districts and the following information, |
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calculated on a per capita basis considering the most recent census |
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data and listed for each county and for the state for each fiscal |
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year: |
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(1) the number of square miles; |
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(2) the number of vehicles registered; |
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(3) the population; |
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(4) daily vehicle miles; |
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(5) the number of centerline miles and lane miles; |
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(6) construction, maintenance, and contracted routine |
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and preventive maintenance expenditures; |
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(7) combined construction, maintenance, and |
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contracted routine and preventive maintenance expenditures; |
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(8) the number of district and division office |
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construction and maintenance employees; |
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(9) information regarding grant programs, including: |
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(A) Automobile Theft Prevention Authority |
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grants; |
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(B) Routine Airport Maintenance Program grants; |
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(C) Public Transportation Grant Program grants; |
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(D) Medical Transportation Program grants; and |
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(E) aviation grants or aviation capital |
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improvement grants; |
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(10) approved State Infrastructure Bank loans; |
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(11) Texas Traffic Safety Program grants and |
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expenditures; |
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(12) the dollar amount of any pass-through toll |
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agreements; |
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(13) the percentage of highway construction projects |
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completed on time; |
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(14) the percentage of highway construction projects |
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that cost: |
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(A) more than the contract amount; and |
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(B) less than the contract amount; and |
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(15) a description of real property acquired by the |
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department through the exercise of eminent domain, including the |
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acreage of the property and the location of the property. |
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(b) The department shall include information from all |
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department contracts in the statistical comparison and information |
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reports required under Subsection (a). |
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(c) The department shall annually publish in appropriate |
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media and on the department's Internet website in a format that |
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allows the information to be read into a commercially available |
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electronic database the following information for each fiscal year: |
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(1) the amount of money in the Texas Mobility Fund |
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itemized by the source of the money; and |
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(2) the amount of money received by the department: |
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(A) itemized by the source of the money; and |
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(B) compared to the amount of money appropriated |
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by the legislature to the department in the General Appropriations |
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Act. |
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(d) The department shall annually publish in appropriate |
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media and on the department's Internet website in a format that |
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allows the information to be read into a commercially available |
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electronic database a list of each contract the department has |
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with: |
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(1) a person required to register as a lobbyist under |
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Chapter 305, Government Code; |
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(2) a public relations firm; or |
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(3) a government consultant. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 255 passed the Senate on |
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March 7, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0; and that |
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the Senate concurred in House amendments on May 21, 2007, by the |
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following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 255 passed the House, with |
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amendments, on May 17, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 144, |
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Nays 0, two present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |