PART 1. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
CHAPTER 15. FINANCING AND CONSTRUCTION OF TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS
SUBCHAPTER O. COUNTY TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE FUND GRANT PROGRAM
The Texas Department of Transportation (department) adopts the amendments to §15.188 concerning Application Procedure. The amendments to §15.188 are adopted without changes to the proposed text as published in the September 6, 2024, issue of the Texas Register (49 TexReg 6983) and will not be republished.
EXPLANATION OF ADOPTED AMENDMENTS
S.B. No. 160, 87th Legislature, Regular Session, 2021, amended Transportation Code, Chapter 256, to remove the requirement that a county must submit the county road condition report as part of the application process for consideration of being awarded a County Transportation Infrastructure Fund Grant.
Amendments to §15.188, Application Procedure, delete subsection (c), which provides the requirement that a county must submit a county road condition report as part of the application process for consideration of being awarded a County Transportation Infrastructure Fund Grant, and redesignates existing subsection (d) as subsection (c).
COMMENTS
No comments on the proposed amendments were received.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY
The amendments are adopted under Transportation Code, §201.101, which provides the Texas Transportation Commission (commission) with the authority to establish rules for the conduct of the work of the department, and more specifically, Transportation Code, §256.103, which authorizes the commission to adopt rules to administer the County Transportation Infrastructure Fund Grant Program.
The authority for the adopted amendments was provided by S.B. 160, 87th Regular Session, 2021. The primary author and the primary sponsor of that bill are Senator Charles Perry and Representative Drew Darby, respectively.
CROSS REFERENCE TO STATUTES IMPLEMENTED BY THIS RULEMAKING
Transportation Code, Chapter 256.
The agency certifies that legal counsel has reviewed the adoption and found it to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.
Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on November 14, 2024.
TRD-202405520
Becky Blewett
Deputy General Counsel
Texas Department of Transportation
Effective date: December 4, 2024
Proposal publication date: September 6, 2024
For further information, please call: (512) 463-8630