HB 4050
AN ACT relating to a study by the Texas Department of Transportation on
House Bill • Lopez, Janie
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
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What This Bill Does
relating to a study by the Texas Department of Transportation on
Bill Text
relating to a study by the Texas Department of Transportation on incorporating drainage infrastructure into the department's transportation planning process. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. (a) In this section, "department" means the Texas Department of Transportation. (b) The department shall conduct a study on incorporating drainage infrastructure into the department's transportation planning process, including the department's statewide transportation plan, rural transportation plan, unified transportation program, and statewide transportation improvement (c) In conducting the study, the department shall solicit input from municipalities, counties, drainage districts, and other (d) Not later than January 1, 2027, the department shall submit a report on the results of the study and any recommendations to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the presiding officer of each standing committee of the legislature with primary jurisdiction over the (e) This Act expires August 31, 2027. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Bill History
filed
Bill filed: AN ACT relating to a study by the Texas Department of Transportation on
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