84R9738 MTB-D
	By: Martinez	H.B. No. 2866

	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to eligibility for and allocation of grants from the
	transportation infrastructure fund.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1.  Section 256.101(2), Transportation Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	(2)  "Transportation infrastructure project" means the
	planning for, construction of, reconstruction of, or maintenance of
	transportation infrastructure, including roads, bridges, and
	culverts[, intended to alleviate degradation caused by the
	exploration, development, or production of oil or gas].  The term
	includes the lease or rental of equipment used for road
	maintenance.
	SECTION 2.  Section 256.103, Transportation Code, is amended
	to read as follows:
	Sec. 256.103.  GRANT PROGRAM. (a) The department shall
	develop policies and procedures to administer a grant program under
	this subchapter to make grants to counties for transportation
	infrastructure projects [located in areas of the state affected by
	increased oil and gas production]. The department may adopt rules
	to implement this subchapter.
	(b)  Grants distributed during a fiscal year must be
	allocated among counties as follows:
	(1)  20 percent according to weight tolerance permits,
	determined by the ratio of weight tolerance permits issued in the
	preceding fiscal year for the county that designated a county
	energy transportation reinvestment zone to the total number of
	weight tolerance permits issued in the state in that fiscal year, as
	determined by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles;
	(2)  20 percent according to oil and gas production
	taxes, determined by the ratio of oil and gas production taxes
	collected by the comptroller in the preceding fiscal year in the
	county that designated a county energy transportation reinvestment
	zone to the total amount of oil and gas production taxes collected
	in the state in that fiscal year, as determined by the comptroller;
	(3)  40 [50] percent according to well completions,
	determined by the ratio of well completions in the preceding fiscal
	year in the county that designated a county energy transportation
	reinvestment zone to the total number of well completions in the
	state in that fiscal year, as determined by the Railroad Commission
	of Texas; [and]
	(4)  10 percent according to the volume of oil and gas
	waste injected, determined by the ratio of the volume of oil and gas
	waste injected in the preceding fiscal year in the county that
	designated a county energy transportation reinvestment zone to the
	total volume of oil and gas waste injected in the state in that
	fiscal year, as determined by the Railroad Commission of Texas; and
	(5)  10 percent according to international bridge
	crossings, determined by the ratio of international bridge
	crossings in the preceding fiscal year in the county to the total
	number of international bridge crossings in the state in that
	fiscal year.
	SECTION 3.  Section 256.104(a), Transportation Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	(a)  In applying for a grant under this subchapter, the
	county shall:
	(1)  provide the road condition report described by
	Section 251.018 made by the county for the previous year; and
	(2)  submit to the department:
	(A)  if applicable, a copy of the order or
	resolution establishing a county energy transportation
	reinvestment zone in the county, except that the department may
	waive the submission until the time the grant is awarded; and
	(B)  a plan that:
	(i)  provides a list of transportation
	infrastructure projects to be funded by the grant;
	(ii)  describes the scope of the
	transportation infrastructure project or projects to be funded by
	the grant using best practices for prioritizing the projects;
	(iii)  provides for matching funds as
	required by Section 256.105; and
	(iv)  meets any other requirements imposed
	by the department.
	SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.