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TX Transp Code § 201.671 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle A - Texas Department of Transportation|Chapter 201 - General Provisions and Administration|Subchapter H. -1. Coordination of Broadband Installation|Section 201.671. Definitions

Sec. 201.671.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Broadband" means a mass-market retail service by wire or radio that provides the capability to transmit data to and receive data from all or substantially all Internet endpoints, including capabilities that are incidental to and enable the operation of the service.  The term includes a service that is functionally equivalent to the service described by this subdivision.(2)  "Broadband conduit" means a conduit, pipe, innerduct, or microduct for fiber-optic or other cables that supports broadband and wireless facilities for broadband.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1122 (H.B. 2422), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Transp Code § 201.672 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle A - Texas Department of Transportation|Chapter 201 - General Provisions and Administration|Subchapter H. -1. Coordination of Broadband Installation|Section 201.672. Coordination

Sec. 201.672.  COORDINATION.  (a)  The department shall provide notice on the department's Internet website of ongoing and planned highway construction projects for which the department will provide voluntary joint trenching opportunities in the state's right-of-way for broadband providers. A broadband provider may collaborate with the department to deploy broadband conduit or other broadband facilities in those rights-of-way.(b)  The department shall give special consideration to broadband deployment described by Subsection (a) that is likely to improve access to broadband by rural or underserved communities.(c)  To the extent practicable, the department shall assist political subdivisions in taking advantage of voluntary joint trenching opportunities.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1122 (H.B. 2422), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Transp Code § 201.673 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle A - Texas Department of Transportation|Chapter 201 - General Provisions and Administration|Subchapter H. -1. Coordination of Broadband Installation|Section 201.673. Report

Sec. 201.673.  REPORT.  Annually, the department shall submit to the legislature a report that explains the actions taken by the department in carrying out this subchapter and identifies any costs or cost savings to the state and private entities associated with voluntary joint trenching opportunities.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1122 (H.B. 2422), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Transp Code § 201.701 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle A - Texas Department of Transportation|Chapter 201 - General Provisions and Administration|Subchapter I. Funds and Expenditures|Section 201.701. Funds for Emergency Medical Services

Sec. 201.701.  FUNDS FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES.  (a)  If the department receives state or federal highway safety funds that may be used for emergency medical services, the department shall:(1)  contract with the Texas Department of Health for the administration of the funds by the department of health;  and(2)  designate a part of the funds to be used for improvement of emergency medical services.(b)  If an agency of the federal government formally notifies the department that a contract described by Subsection (a) violates federal law or would cause the loss of any federal highway safety funds, the department may not execute the contract or, if the contract has been executed, the contract is void.(c)  This section does not affect any responsibility of the department for oversight of state or federal highway safety funds.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 201.702 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle A - Texas Department of Transportation|Chapter 201 - General Provisions and Administration|Subchapter I. Funds and Expenditures|Section 201.702. Disadvantaged Business Program

Sec. 201.702.  DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS PROGRAM.  (a)  The department shall:(1)  set annual goals for the awarding of state or federally funded contracts, including construction, maintenance, supply, and service contracts, to disadvantaged businesses and shall attempt to meet the goals;(2)  assess the availability of disadvantaged businesses in this state;(3)  attempt to identify disadvantaged businesses in this state that provide or have the potential to provide supplies, materials, equipment, or services to the department;(4)  give disadvantaged businesses full access to the department's contract bidding process, inform the businesses about the process, offer the businesses assistance concerning the process, and identify barriers to the businesses' participation in the process;  and(5)  allocate the responsibility for performing the duties prescribed by this section among persons in the department's headquarters and regional offices.(b)  The goals under Subsection (a)(1) must approximate the federal requirement for federal money used for highway construction and maintenance consistent with other applicable state and federal law.(c)  The department's equal opportunity office shall participate in the development of requests for proposals and other departmental documents relating to the bidding process.(d)  This section does not exempt the department from competitive bidding requirements provided by other law.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 201.703 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle A - Texas Department of Transportation|Chapter 201 - General Provisions and Administration|Subchapter I. Funds and Expenditures|Section 201.703. Expenditures for Roads Not on the Highway System

Sec. 201.703.  EXPENDITURES FOR ROADS NOT ON THE HIGHWAY SYSTEM.  (a)  The department in conjunction with the Federal Highway Administration may spend for the improvement of a road not in the state highway system money appropriated by the United States Congress and allocated by the United States secretary of transportation to the department for expenditure on the road.  That federal money may be matched or supplemented by an amount of state money necessary for proper construction and performance of the work.(b)  State money may not be used exclusively for the construction of a road not in the state highway system.(c)  The expenditure of state money is limited to the cost of construction and engineering, overhead, and other costs on which the application of federal money is prohibited or impractical.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 201.704 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle A - Texas Department of Transportation|Chapter 201 - General Provisions and Administration|Subchapter I. Funds and Expenditures|Section 201.704. Contract for Repair or Maintenance of Equipment

Sec. 201.704.  CONTRACT FOR REPAIR OR MAINTENANCE OF EQUIPMENT.  (a)  The department shall contract with a private entity for the repair or maintenance of highway equipment and passenger cars used by the department if the department determines that the private entity can:(1)  provide maintenance and repair services that are of sufficient quality and in sufficient quantity;  and(2)  perform those services for a charge that is less than 90 percent of the total cost for the department to provide equivalent services.(b)  During a fiscal year the department shall spend for all contracts under this section not less than 35 percent of the total amount it spends for vehicle repair and maintenance in that year.(c)  In determining the total cost of providing maintenance and repair services for the purpose of Subsection (a)(2), the department shall consider direct and indirect costs of providing those services.(d)  In this section:(1)  "Highway equipment" means machinery or equipment, other than a passenger car, that is used by the department for the construction, reconstruction, maintenance, or repair of a road or highway.(2)  "Passenger car" has the meaning assigned that term by Section 502.001.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 600, Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 1999.|
TX Transp Code § 201.705 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle A - Texas Department of Transportation|Chapter 201 - General Provisions and Administration|Subchapter I. Funds and Expenditures|Section 201.705. Aesthetic Entrances and Ornamental Decorations

Sec. 201.705.  AESTHETIC ENTRANCES AND ORNAMENTAL DECORATIONS.  The department may enter into agreements with local governments, convention and visitors bureaus, chambers of commerce, or other governmental or nongovernmental entities for the purpose of purchasing supplies and materials to be used for aesthetic entrances to municipalities or census designated places along interstate highways or highway corridors or ornamental decorations along overpasses, provided that the department may not expend appropriated funds solely to plan, design, or construct aesthetic entrances to municipalities or census designated places along interstate highways or highway corridors or ornamental decorations along overpasses.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 533 (S.B. 312), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Transp Code § 201.706 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle A - Texas Department of Transportation|Chapter 201 - General Provisions and Administration|Subchapter I. Funds and Expenditures|Section 201.706. Local Government Assistance

Sec. 201.706.  LOCAL GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE.  From appropriated funds, the department shall assist counties with materials to repair and maintain county roads.  The department shall:(1)  provide that the total annual value of assistance under this section is:(A)  at least $12 million per year for fiscal years 1998 and 1999; and(B)  at least $6 million per year for a fiscal year other than 1998 or 1999;(2)  make maximum usage of surplus materials on hand;(3)  develop rules and procedures to implement this section and to provide for the distribution of the assistance with preference given to counties with an above average number of overweight trucks receiving weight tolerance permits based on the previous year's permit totals; and(4)  undertake cooperative and joint procurement of road materials with counties under procedures of the comptroller.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1171, Sec. 1.41, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 937 (H.B. 3560), Sec. 1.110, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Transp Code § 201.707 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle A - Texas Department of Transportation|Chapter 201 - General Provisions and Administration|Subchapter I. Funds and Expenditures|Section 201.707. Agreements for Services on Regional Tollway Authority Projects

Sec. 201.707.  AGREEMENTS FOR SERVICES ON REGIONAL TOLLWAY AUTHORITY PROJECTS.  Notwithstanding Section 201.703(c), the department and a regional tollway authority governed by Chapter 366 may enter into an agreement for the provision by the department, for fair and reasonable compensation, of services on the regional tollway authority's turnpike projects, including but not limited to courtesy patrols.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 576, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Transp Code § 201.710 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle A - Texas Department of Transportation|Chapter 201 - General Provisions and Administration|Subchapter I. Funds and Expenditures|Section 201.710. Planning and Funding of Ports of Entry

Sec. 201.710.  PLANNING AND FUNDING OF PORTS OF ENTRY.  (a)  In this section:(1)  "Port of entry" means a place designated by executive order of the president of the United States, by order of the United States secretary of the treasury, or by Act of the United States Congress at which a customs officer is authorized to accept entries of merchandise to collect duties, and to enforce the various provisions of the customs and navigation laws.(2)  "Project related to a port of entry" means a transportation project on the state highway system related to access to a port of entry in this state.(b)  This section applies only to a port of entry on the border with the United Mexican States.  This section does not apply to a port of entry at an airport.(c)  The department shall include projects related to ports of entry in its unified transportation program or any successor to that program.(d)  A metropolitan planning organization that has a port of entry within its jurisdiction shall include projects related to ports of entry in its transportation improvement plan.(e)  In allocating money to projects, the department shall fund projects related to ports of entry from money other than North American Free Trade Agreement discretionary funds.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1226, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Transp Code § 201.711 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle A - Texas Department of Transportation|Chapter 201 - General Provisions and Administration|Subchapter I. Funds and Expenditures|Section 201.711. Purchase of Food and Beverages for Certain Department Employees Responding to Emergencies or Disasters

Sec. 201.711.  PURCHASE OF FOOD AND BEVERAGES FOR CERTAIN DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES RESPONDING TO EMERGENCIES OR DISASTERS.  The department, using appropriated funds, may purchase food and beverages for a department employee who is:(1)  providing services in response to an emergency situation, an incident that endangers the health or safety of a person, or a disaster; and(2)  unable to leave or required to remain at the employee's assignment area due to the emergency situation, incident, or disaster.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 9 (S.B. 537), Sec. 1, eff. May 1, 2019.|
TX Transp Code § 201.712 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle A - Texas Department of Transportation|Chapter 201 - General Provisions and Administration|Subchapter I. Funds and Expenditures|Section 201.712. Purchase of Cybersecurity Insurance

Sec. 201.712.  PURCHASE OF CYBERSECURITY INSURANCE.  (a)  In this section, "cyber attack" means an attempt to gain illegal access to a computer or computer system for the purpose of causing damage, harm, or disruption.(b)  The department may purchase insurance coverage that the department considers necessary to protect against liability, revenue, and property losses that may result from a data breach or cyber attack.(c)  Insurance purchased under this section may include coverage for business and dependent business interruption loss, breach response, data recovery, cyber extortion or ransomware response, fiduciary liability, media liability, professional liability, or expenses for general incident management, such as investigation, remediation, and notification.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 129 (H.B. 3390), Sec. 1, eff. May 24, 2021.|
TX Transp Code § 201.751 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle A - Texas Department of Transportation|Chapter 201 - General Provisions and Administration|Subchapter I. -1. Environmental Review Process|Section 201.751. Definitions

Sec. 201.751.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Day" means a calendar day.(2)  "Federal Highway Administration" means the United States Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration.(3)  "Highway project" means a highway or related improvement that is:(A)  part of the state highway system; or(B)  not part of the state highway system but funded wholly or partly by federal money.(4)  "Local government sponsor" means a political subdivision of the state that:(A)  elects to participate in the planning, development, design, funding, or financing of a highway project; and(B)  is a municipality or a county, a group of adjoining counties, a county acting under Chapter 284, a regional tollway authority operating under Chapter 366, a regional mobility authority operating under Chapter 370, a local government corporation, or a transportation corporation created under Chapter 431.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 943 (H.B. 630), Sec. 2(a), eff. September 1, 2011.Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1060 (S.B. 548), Sec. 2(a), eff. September 1, 2011.Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1345 (S.B. 1420), Sec. 21(a), eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 201.752 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle A - Texas Department of Transportation|Chapter 201 - General Provisions and Administration|Subchapter I. -1. Environmental Review Process|Section 201.752. Standards

Sec. 201.752.  STANDARDS.  (a)  The commission by rule shall establish standards for processing an environmental review document for a highway project.  The standards must increase efficiency, minimize delays, and encourage collaboration and cooperation by the department with a local government sponsor, with a goal of prompt approval of legally sufficient documents.(b)  The standards apply regardless of whether the environmental review document is prepared by the department or a local government sponsor.  The standards apply to work performed by the sponsor and to the department's review process and environmental decision.(c)  The standards must address, for each type of environmental review document:(1)  the issues and subject matter to be included in the project scope prepared under Section 201.754;(2)  the required content of a draft environmental review document;(3)  the process to be followed in considering each type of environmental review document; and(4)  review deadlines, including the deadlines in Section 201.759.(d)  The standards must include a process for resolving disputes arising under this subchapter, provided that the dispute resolution process must be concluded not later than the 60th day after the date either party requests dispute resolution.(e)  For highway projects described in Section 201.753(a), the standards may provide a process and criteria for the prioritization of environmental review documents in the event the department makes a finding that it lacks adequate resources to timely process all documents it receives.  Standards established pursuant to this subsection must provide for notification to a local government sponsor if processing of an environmental review document is to be delayed due to prioritization, and must ensure that the environmental review document for each highway project will be completed no later than one year prior to the date planned for publishing notice to let the construction contract for the project, as indicated in a document identifying the project under Section 201.753(a)(1) or a commission order under Section 201.753(a)(2).|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 943 (H.B. 630), Sec. 2(a), eff. September 1, 2011.Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1060 (S.B. 548), Sec. 2(a), eff. September 1, 2011.Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1345 (S.B. 1420), Sec. 21(a), eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 201.753 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle A - Texas Department of Transportation|Chapter 201 - General Provisions and Administration|Subchapter I. -1. Environmental Review Process|Section 201.753. Environmental Review Limited to Certain Projects

Sec. 201.753.  ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW LIMITED TO CERTAIN PROJECTS.  (a)  A local government sponsor or the department may prepare an environmental review document for a highway project only if the highway project is:(1)  identified in the financially constrained portion of the approved state transportation improvement program or the financially constrained portion of the approved unified transportation program; or(2)  identified by the commission as being eligible for participation under this subchapter.(b)  Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a local government sponsor may prepare an environmental review document for a highway project that is not identified by the commission or in a program described by Subsection (a) if the sponsor submits with its notice under Section 201.755 a fee in an amount established by commission rule, but not to exceed the actual cost of reviewing the environmental review document.(c)  A fee received by the department under Subsection (b) must be deposited in the state highway fund and used to pay costs incurred under this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 943 (H.B. 630), Sec. 2(a), eff. September 1, 2011.Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1060 (S.B. 548), Sec. 2(a), eff. September 1, 2011.Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1345 (S.B. 1420), Sec. 21(a), eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 201.754 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle A - Texas Department of Transportation|Chapter 201 - General Provisions and Administration|Subchapter I. -1. Environmental Review Process|Section 201.754. Scope of Project

Sec. 201.754.  SCOPE OF PROJECT.  If an environmental review document is prepared by a local government sponsor, the local government sponsor must prepare a detailed scope of the project in collaboration with the department before the department may process the environmental review document.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 943 (H.B. 630), Sec. 2(a), eff. September 1, 2011.Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1060 (S.B. 548), Sec. 2(a), eff. September 1, 2011.Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1345 (S.B. 1420), Sec. 21(a), eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 201.755 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle A - Texas Department of Transportation|Chapter 201 - General Provisions and Administration|Subchapter I. -1. Environmental Review Process|Section 201.755. Notice to Department

Sec. 201.755.  NOTICE TO DEPARTMENT.  (a)  A local government sponsor may submit notice to the department proposing that the local government sponsor prepare the environmental review document for a highway project.(b)  The notice must include:(1)  the project scope prepared under Section 201.754; and(2)  a request for classification of the project.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 943 (H.B. 630), Sec. 2(a), eff. September 1, 2011.Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1060 (S.B. 548), Sec. 2(a), eff. September 1, 2011.Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1345 (S.B. 1420), Sec. 21(a), eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 201.756 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle A - Texas Department of Transportation|Chapter 201 - General Provisions and Administration|Subchapter I. -1. Environmental Review Process|Section 201.756. Local Government Sponsor Responsibilities

Sec. 201.756.  LOCAL GOVERNMENT SPONSOR RESPONSIBILITIES.  A local government sponsor that submits notice under Section 201.755 is responsible for preparing all materials for:(1)  project scope determination;(2)  environmental reports;(3)  the environmental review document;(4)  environmental permits and conditions;(5)  coordination with resource agencies; and(6)  public participation.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 943 (H.B. 630), Sec. 2(a), eff. September 1, 2011.Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1060 (S.B. 548), Sec. 2(a), eff. September 1, 2011.Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1345 (S.B. 1420), Sec. 21(a), eff. September 1, 2011.|