TITLE: Relating to comprehensive development agreements of the Texas Department of Transportation.

SUMMARY: Relating to comprehensive development agreements of the Texas Department of Transportation.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to comprehensive development agreements of the Texas Department of Transportation. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Sections 223.201(f), (i), and (j), Transportation Code, are amended to read as follows: (f) The department may enter into a comprehensive development agreement only for all or part of: (1) the State Highway 99 (Grand Parkway) project; (2) the Interstate Highway 35E managed lanes project in Dallas and Denton Counties from Interstate Highway 635 to U.S. Highway 380; (3) the Interstate Highway 35W project in Tarrant County from Interstate Highway 30 to State Highway 114; (4) the State Highway 183 managed lanes project in Tarrant and Dallas Counties from State Highway 121 to Interstate Highway 35E; (5) the Interstate Highway 35E/U.S. Highway 67 Southern Gateway project in Dallas County, including: (A) Interstate Highway 35E from 8th Street to Interstate Highway 20; and (B) U.S. Highway 67 from Interstate Highway 35E to Farm-to-Market Road 1382 (Belt Line Road); (6) the State Highway 288 project from U.S. Highway 59 to south of State Highway 6 in Brazoria County and Harris County; (7) the U.S. Highway 290 managed lanes project in Harris County from Interstate Highway 610 to State Highway 99; (8) the Interstate Highway 820 project from State Highway 183 to Randol Mill Road; (9) the State Highway 114 project in Dallas County from State Highway 121 to State Highway 183; (10) the Loop 12 project in Dallas County from State Highway 183 to Interstate Highway 35E; (11) the Loop 9 project in Dallas and Ellis Counties from Interstate Highway 20 to U.S. Highway 67; [and] (12) the U.S. Highway 181 Harbor Bridge project in Nueces County between U.S. Highway 181 at Beach Avenue and Interstate Highway 37;and (13) the Interstate Highway 35 project in Travis County.(i) The authority to enter into a comprehensive development agreement expires: (1) August 31, 2017, for a project described by Subsection (f), other than the State Highway 99 (Grand Parkway) project,[and] the State Highway 183 managed lanes project,and the Interstate Highway 35 project in Travis County;and (2) August 31, 2015, for the State Highway 183 managed lanes project. (j) Before the department may enter into a comprehensive development agreement under Subsection (f), the department must: (1) for a project other than the State Highway 99 (Grand Parkway) project or the Interstate Highway 35 project in Travis County,obtain, not later than August 31, 2017, the appropriate environmental clearance: (A) for the project; or (B) for the initial or base scope of the project if the project agreement provides for the phased construction of the project; and (2) present to the commission a full financial plan for the project, including costing methodology and cost proposals. SECTION 2. Section 223.201(k), Transportation Code, is repealed. SECTION 3. 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.