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AN ACT
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relating to the allocation categories for state funding of public |
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transportation. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 456.001, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by adding Subdivisions (15) and (16) to read as follows: |
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(15) "Large urbanized area" means an urbanized area |
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with a population of 200,000 or more. |
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(16) "Small urbanized area" means an urbanized area |
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with a population of less than 200,000. |
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SECTION 2. Section 456.021(a), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The commission shall allocate to large urbanized, small |
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urbanized, and nonurbanized [urban, urbanized, and rural] areas |
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under the formula program provided by this subchapter the amount |
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appropriated from all sources to the commission each state fiscal |
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biennium for public transportation, other than money from the |
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United States and amounts specifically appropriated for |
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coordination, technical support, or other administrative costs. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1140 was passed by the House on April |
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20, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 143, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1140 was passed by the Senate on May |
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8, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |