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TX Transp Code § 201.6035 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle A - Texas Department of Transportation|Chapter 201 - General Provisions and Administration|Subchapter H. Plans and Projects|Section 201.6035. Authorization to Participate in Certain Federal Transportation Programs

Sec. 201.6035.  AUTHORIZATION TO PARTICIPATE IN CERTAIN FEDERAL TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS.  (a)  The department may assume responsibilities of the United States Department of Transportation with respect to duties under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. Section 4321 et seq.) and with respect to duties under other federal environmental laws.  The department may:(1)  assume responsibilities under 23 U.S.C. Sections 326 and 327; and(2)  enter into one or more agreements, including memoranda of understanding, with the United States secretary of transportation related to:(A)  designating categorical exclusions from federally required environmental assessments or impact statements for highway projects as provided by 23 U.S.C. Section 326; or(B)  the federal surface transportation project delivery program for the delivery of transportation projects, including highway, railroad, public transportation, and multimodal projects, as provided by 23 U.S.C. Section 327.(b)  The commission may adopt rules to implement this section and may adopt relevant federal environmental standards as the standards for this state for a program described by Subsection (a).(c)  Except as provided by Subsection (d), sovereign immunity to suit in federal court and from liability is waived and abolished with regard to the compliance, discharge, or enforcement of a responsibility assumed by the department under this section.(d)  Subsection (c) does not create liability for the department that exceeds the liability created under 23 U.S.C. Section 326(c)(3) or 327(d).|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 86 (S.B. 466), Sec. 1, eff. May 18, 2013.|
TX Transp Code § 201.604 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle A - Texas Department of Transportation|Chapter 201 - General Provisions and Administration|Subchapter H. Plans and Projects|Section 201.604. Environmental Review

Sec. 201.604.  ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW.  (a)  The commission by rule shall provide for the commission's environmental review of the department's transportation projects that are not subject to review under the National Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C. Section 4321 et seq.).  The rules must provide for:(1)  public comment on the department's environmental reviews, including the types of projects for which public hearings are required, and a procedure for requesting a public hearing on an environmental review for which a public hearing is not required;(2)  the department's evaluation of direct and indirect effects of its projects;(3)  analysis of project alternatives;  and(4)  a written report that briefly explains the department's decision on a project and that specifies the mitigation measures on environmental harm on which the project is conditioned.(b)  An environmental review of a project must be conducted before the location or alignment of the project has been adopted.(c)  The commission shall consider the results of its reviews in executing its duties.(d)  The department shall coordinate with the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission and the Parks and Wildlife Department in preparing an environmental review.  To give those agencies time to respond, the department shall submit the review of a project and the department's mitigation proposals on the project to them for comment before the 30th day preceding the date on which the department issues the written report explaining its decision on that project.(e)  At least once during each five-year period, the commission, after a public hearing, shall review the rules relating to environmental reviews and make appropriate changes.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 201.606 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle A - Texas Department of Transportation|Chapter 201 - General Provisions and Administration|Subchapter H. Plans and Projects|Section 201.606. Property in Endangered Species Habitat

Sec. 201.606.  PROPERTY IN ENDANGERED SPECIES HABITAT.  If the department acquires for a transportation project property that is a habitat of one or more species listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. Section 1531 et seq.) and that is within the boundaries of a regional habitat conservation plan, the department may participate in the regional habitat conservation plan.  If the department does not comply with the regional habitat conservation plan, it shall comply with the Endangered Species Act and the applicable requirements of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 201.607 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle A - Texas Department of Transportation|Chapter 201 - General Provisions and Administration|Subchapter H. Plans and Projects|Section 201.607. Environmental, Historical, or Archeological Memorandum of Understanding

Sec. 201.607.  ENVIRONMENTAL, HISTORICAL, OR ARCHEOLOGICAL MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.  (a)  Not later than January 1, 1997, and every fifth year after that date, the department and each state agency that is responsible for the protection of the natural environment or for the preservation of historical or archeological resources shall examine and revise their memorandum of understanding that:(1)  describes the responsibilities of each agency entering into the memorandum relating to the review of the potential environmental, historical, or archeological effect of a highway project;(2)  specifies the responsibilities of each agency entering into the memorandum relating to the review of a highway project;(3)  specifies the types of information the department must provide to the reviewing agency and the period during which the department must provide the information;(4)  specifies the period during which the reviewing agency must review the highway project and provide comments to the department, as negotiated by the department and the agency but which may not exceed 45 days after the date the agency receives a request for comments from the department;(5)  specifies that comments submitted to the department later than the period specified under Subdivision (4) will be considered by the department to the extent possible; and(6)  includes any other agreement necessary for the effective coordination of the review of the environmental, historical, or archeological effect of a highway project.(b)  The department and each agency by rule shall adopt all revisions to the memorandum.(c)  The department by rule shall establish procedures concerning coordination with agencies in carrying out responsibilities under agreements under this section.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 943 (H.B. 630), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1060 (S.B. 548), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1345 (S.B. 1420), Sec. 18(a), eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 201.608 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle A - Texas Department of Transportation|Chapter 201 - General Provisions and Administration|Subchapter H. Plans and Projects|Section 201.608. Projects for Traffic From International Trade

Sec. 201.608.  PROJECTS FOR TRAFFIC FROM INTERNATIONAL TRADE.  (a)  The department annually shall review its proposed road projects to determine whether the projects are adequate to allow for the projected volume of highway traffic resulting from international trade over the five-year period following the date of the review.(b)  The department may reassign priorities to its projects in accordance with the results of its review.(c)  Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1312, Sec. 99(30), eff. September 1, 2013.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1312 (S.B. 59), Sec. 99(30), eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Transp Code § 201.609 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle A - Texas Department of Transportation|Chapter 201 - General Provisions and Administration|Subchapter H. Plans and Projects|Section 201.609. Notice to Legislators of Completed Projects

Sec. 201.609.  NOTICE TO LEGISLATORS OF COMPLETED PROJECTS.  (a)  Not later than the 10th day before the date on which a major road project is scheduled for completion, the department shall provide notice of the location and completion date of the road project to each member of the legislature who represents the county in which the road project is located and who wants to receive the notice.(b)  The department shall ask each legislator whether the legislator wants to receive notices under this section.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 201.610 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle A - Texas Department of Transportation|Chapter 201 - General Provisions and Administration|Subchapter H. Plans and Projects|Section 201.610. Highway Sound Barriers

Sec. 201.610.  HIGHWAY SOUND BARRIERS.  The department may erect a sound barrier to reduce the noise from a road or highway in the state highway system at any location the department determines is appropriate, including along the right-of-way of a railroad that runs parallel or adjacent to a road or highway.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1171, Sec. 1.39, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Transp Code § 201.611 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle A - Texas Department of Transportation|Chapter 201 - General Provisions and Administration|Subchapter H. Plans and Projects|Section 201.611. Coordination of Flood Control

Sec. 201.611.  COORDINATION OF FLOOD CONTROL.  In the construction of its highway projects, the department shall coordinate with local flood control authorities to minimize the impact of flooding.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1171, Sec. 1.40, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Transp Code § 201.615 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle A - Texas Department of Transportation|Chapter 201 - General Provisions and Administration|Subchapter H. Plans and Projects|Section 201.615. Design Considerations

Sec. 201.615.  DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS.  (a)  The department shall consider the following factors when developing transportation projects that involve the construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, or resurfacing of a highway, other than a maintenance resurfacing project:(1)  the extent to which the project promotes safety;(2)  the durability of the project;(3)  the economy of maintenance of the project;(4)  the impact of the project on:(A)  the natural and artificial environment;(B)  the scenic and aesthetic character of the area in which the project is located;(C)  preservation efforts; and(D)  each affected local community and its economy;(5)  the access for other modes of transportation, including those that promote physically active communities; and(6)  except as provided by Subsection (c), the aesthetic character of the project, including input from each affected local community.(b)  The commission shall adopt rules to implement this section.(c)  Subsection (a)(6) does not apply to transportation projects that involve the rehabilitation or resurfacing of a bridge or highway.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1264, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Renumbered from Transportation Code Sec. 201.614 by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(125), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 281 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 2.05, eff. June 14, 2005.|
TX Transp Code § 201.616 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle A - Texas Department of Transportation|Chapter 201 - General Provisions and Administration|Subchapter H. Plans and Projects|Section 201.616. Annual Report to Legislature on Certain Matters

Sec. 201.616.  ANNUAL REPORT TO LEGISLATURE ON CERTAIN MATTERS.  (a)  Not later than December 1 of each year, the department shall submit a report to the legislature that details:(1)  the expenditures made by the department in the preceding state fiscal year in connection with:(A)  the unified transportation program of the department;(B)  turnpike projects and toll roads of the department;  and(C)   rail facilities described in Chapter 91; (2)  the amount of bonds or other public securities issued for transportation projects;  and(3)  the direction of money by the department to a regional mobility authority in this state.(b)  The report must break down information under Subsection (a)(1)(A) by program category and department district.  The report must break down information under Subsections (a)(1)(B) and (C) and Subsection (a)(3) by department district.  The report must break down information under Subsection (a)(2) by department district and type of project.(c)  The report may be submitted in an electronic format.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., 3rd C.S., ch. 8, Sec. 5.02, eff. Jan. 11, 2004.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 259 (H.B. 1201), Sec. 4, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 201.617 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle A - Texas Department of Transportation|Chapter 201 - General Provisions and Administration|Subchapter H. Plans and Projects|Section 201.617. Mitigation of Adverse Environmental Impacts

Sec. 201.617.  MITIGATION OF ADVERSE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS.  (a)  If authorized by an applicable regulatory authority, to mitigate an adverse environmental impact that is a direct result of the construction, improvement, or maintenance of a state highway or the construction, improvement, or maintenance of a facility used in connection with the construction, maintenance, or operation of a state highway, the department may:(1)  pay a fee to an appropriate public agency or private entity in lieu of acquiring or agreeing to manage property;(2)  transfer any interest in real property to an appropriate public agency or private entity, as authorized by the regulatory authority that requires the mitigation, with or without monetary consideration if the property is used or is proposed to be used for mitigation purposes; or(3)  contract with any public or private entity for the management of property owned by the department and used for mitigation purposes.(a-1)  Before the commission may acquire by purchase or condemnation real property to mitigate an adverse environmental impact that is a direct result of a state highway improvement project, the department shall, if authorized by an applicable regulatory authority, offer to purchase a conservation easement from the owner of the real property.  If the landowner does not accept the offer to execute a conservation easement before the 61st day after the date the offer is made, the department may acquire the property by purchase or condemnation.(b)  A contract under this section is not subject to Chapter 771, Government Code.(c)  In this section, "management" means administration, control, or maintenance that is required by an agency of the United States.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 922, Sec. 2, eff. June 14, 2001.Transferred from Transportation Code, Section 203.004 and amended by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 281 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 2.07, eff. June 14, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 738 (S.B. 448), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Transp Code § 201.618 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle A - Texas Department of Transportation|Chapter 201 - General Provisions and Administration|Subchapter H. Plans and Projects|Section 201.618. Hydrogen-Fueled Vehicles and Refueling Stations

Sec. 201.618.  HYDROGEN-FUELED VEHICLES AND REFUELING STATIONS.  (a)  The department may seek funding from public and private sources to acquire and operate hydrogen-fueled vehicles and to establish and operate hydrogen refueling stations as provided by this section.(b)  If the department secures funding under Subsection (a), the department may establish and operate at least five hydrogen refueling stations.  A refueling station established under this subsection must be located in an urbanized area along a major state highway and be accessible to the public.(c)  If the department secures funding under Subsection (a), the department may purchase to operate in an area in which a refueling station is established under Subsection (b) vehicles capable of operating using hydrogen, including, at a minimum:(1)  four vehicles with internal combustion engines that run on hydrogen; and(2)  three fuel-cell vehicles, one internal combustion engine bus that runs on hydrogen, or one fuel-cell bus.(d)  A vehicle purchased to meet the requirements of Subsection (c) may be used to satisfy the alternative fuels percentage requirement under Subchapter A, Chapter 2158, Government Code.(e)  Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 259, Sec. 14(1), eff. June 17, 2011.(f)  The department shall:(1)  ensure that data on emissions from the vehicles and refueling stations purchased under this section and from the production of hydrogen for the vehicles and refueling stations are monitored and analyzed and compared with data on emissions from control vehicles with internal combustion engines that operate on fuels other than hydrogen; and(2)  report the results of the monitoring, analysis, and comparison to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.(g)  The department may charge the public a reasonable fee to use a hydrogen refueling station operated under Subsection (b).  The amount of the fee shall be based on the department's estimate of the number of customers that will use the refueling stations and the direct and indirect costs that will be incurred by the department to operate the refueling stations.  Fees collected by the department under this section shall be deposited in the state highway fund, may be appropriated only to the department to implement this section, and are exempt from the application of Section 403.095, Government Code.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 281 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 3.03, eff. June 14, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 259 (H.B. 1201), Sec. 14(1), eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 201.619 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle A - Texas Department of Transportation|Chapter 201 - General Provisions and Administration|Subchapter H. Plans and Projects|Section 201.619. Cooperative Planning With Counties

Sec. 201.619.  COOPERATIVE PLANNING WITH COUNTIES.  (a)  In this section, "corridor" means a geographical band that follows a general directional flow connecting major sources of trips.(b)  The department and a county may enter into an agreement that identifies future transportation corridors within the county in accordance with this subsection.  The corridors identified in the agreement must be derived from existing transportation plans adopted by the department or commission, the county, or a metropolitan planning organization.(c)  The department shall publish in the Texas Register and in a newspaper of general circulation in the county with which the department has entered into an agreement under Subsection (b) a notice that states that the department and the county have entered into the agreement and that copies of the agreement and all plans referred to by the agreement are available at one or more designated department offices.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1040 (H.B. 1857), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Transp Code § 201.620 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle A - Texas Department of Transportation|Chapter 201 - General Provisions and Administration|Subchapter H. Plans and Projects|Section 201.620. Coordination With Metropolitan Planning Organizations to Develop Long-Term Planning Assumptions

Sec. 201.620.  COORDINATION WITH METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATIONS TO DEVELOP LONG-TERM PLANNING ASSUMPTIONS.  The department shall collaborate with metropolitan planning organizations to develop mutually acceptable assumptions for the purposes of long-range federal and state funding forecasts and use those assumptions to guide long-term planning in the statewide transportation plan under Section 201.601.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1345 (S.B. 1420), Sec. 19, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 201.621 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle A - Texas Department of Transportation|Chapter 201 - General Provisions and Administration|Subchapter H. Plans and Projects|Section 201.621. Motorcyclist Safety and Share the Road Campaign

Sec. 201.621.  MOTORCYCLIST SAFETY AND SHARE THE ROAD CAMPAIGN.  From funds appropriated for that purpose, the department shall conduct a continuing public awareness campaign to promote motorcyclist safety and the concept of sharing the road with motorcyclists.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1391 (S.B. 1967), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Transp Code § 201.622 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle A - Texas Department of Transportation|Chapter 201 - General Provisions and Administration|Subchapter H. Plans and Projects|Section 201.622. Wildfire Emergency Evacuation Route

Sec. 201.622.  WILDFIRE EMERGENCY EVACUATION ROUTE.  (a)  Notwithstanding Section 418.018, Government Code, in a county with a population of less than 75,000 and with a verifiable history of wildfire, the department may designate an emergency evacuation route for use in the event of a wildfire emergency.  The department may establish criteria to determine which areas of a county are subject to a potential wildfire emergency.(b)  The department may assist in the improvement of a designated wildfire emergency evacuation route.(c)  Criteria for determining a wildfire emergency evacuation route must provide for evacuation of commercial establishments such as motels, hotels, and other businesses with overnight accommodations.(d)  A wildfire emergency evacuation route designated under Subsection (a) may include federal or state highways or county roads.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1345 (S.B. 1420), Sec. 20, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 201.623 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle A - Texas Department of Transportation|Chapter 201 - General Provisions and Administration|Subchapter H. Plans and Projects|Section 201.623. Move Over or Slow Down Campaign

Text of section as added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 898 (H.B. 3319), Sec. 2For text of section as added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 524 (S.B. 1474), Sec. 1, see other Sec. 201.623.Sec. 201.623.  MOVE OVER OR SLOW DOWN CAMPAIGN.  (a)  The department shall develop and implement a move over or slow down public awareness campaign designed to promote compliance with and improve public awareness of the requirements of Section 545.157 concerning the passing of certain vehicles.(b)  The department may consult and coordinate with the Department of Public Safety and the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles as the department considers necessary to develop or implement the campaign.(c)  In implementing the campaign, the department may engage in online advocacy, issue public service announcements, distribute materials, and post signage on roadways relating to the campaign.(d)  The department may pay the costs of the campaign and its administration from:(1)  gifts, grants, or donations;(2)  matching funds; and(3)  other funds made available for that purpose, including available department revenue.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 898 (H.B. 3319), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.|