Amend CSHB 300 by adding the following SECTION to the bill,
appropriately numbered, and renumbering the subsequent SECTIONS of
the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Section 222.034, Transportation Code, is
amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (c) to
read as follows:
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), federal [Federal]
aid for transportation purposes that is administered by the
commission shall be distributed to the various parts of the state
for a funding cycle through the selection of highway projects in the
state in a manner that is consistent with federal formulas that
determine the amount of federal aid for transportation purposes
received by the state. A distribution under this subsection does
not include deductions made for the state infrastructure bank or
other federal funds reallocated by the federal government.
(c) The commission shall give funding priority to highway
projects that enhance federally designated emergency evacuation
routes.