Texas Administrative Code › Title 43 - TRANSPORTATION › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter 11 - DESIGN › Subchapter E - TRANSPORTATION ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM › Section 11.208 - Nomination Documents

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The nomination
				  shall consist of information necessary for project evaluation, and must include
				  to the maximum extent practicable:
(1) a
				  clear and concise description of the proposed enhancement as described by
				  subsection (b) of this section;
(2)
				  an implementation plan for the candidate project, including both a schedule of
				  project activities and an itemized budget as described by subsection (c) of
				  this section;
(3) a map delineating
				  the location or locations of the candidate project, which should show project
				  limits, highlight any areas of major work, and show all existing or proposed
				  transportation facilities and associated real property;
(4) photographs of the existing project
				  site;
(5) a site plan of the
				  proposed construction and illustrations of the proposed work that includes the
				  information described by subsection (d) of this section, if
				  appropriate;
(6) documentation
				  related to real property associated with the project as described by subsection
				  (e) of this section;
(7) if
				  construction is proposed, a description of how it would be accomplished,
				  including estimated cost;
(8) a
				  description of all expected benefits from the proposed enhancement,
				  particularly those benefits pertaining to the surface transportation system
				  that includes expected use of any facilities involved, and a comparison of
				  current and projected demand for use of those facilities;
(9) appropriate documentary evidence of
				  community involvement in development of the proposed enhancement and public
				  support for it as described by subsection (f) of this section;
(10) a plan covering the operation and
				  maintenance of the facility created by or benefiting from the enhancement as
				  described by subsection (g) of this section;
(11) documentary evidence that the
				  environmental consequences of the proposed enhancement have been fully
				  considered, and that the proposed enhancement will comply with all applicable
				  local, state, and federal environmental laws, regulations, and requirements,
				  which must provide evidence sufficient to allow the department to determine the
				  necessity for environmental studies;
(12) a written statement showing that the
				  proposed enhancement is consistent with any long-range transportation plans for
				  that area in which it would be implemented;
(13) for any enhancement activity that would
				  be implemented within a metropolitan area, a letter from the MPO stating that,
				  should funding for the candidate project be made available, the MPO will
				  include the candidate project in the TIP for that area if the candidate project
				  has not yet been included;
(14) for
				  a project proposing the restoration or rehabilitation of historic sites or
				  properties, documentary evidence from the Texas Historical Commission that the
				  property or site is currently listed in or eligible for listing in the National
				  Register of Historic Places;
(15)
				  for a project proposing acquisition of scenic easements and scenic or historic
				  sites, documentary evidence from the appropriate city, county, state, or
				  national entity indicating official designation;
(16) for a project proposing environmental
				  mitigation, documentary evidence from the Texas Commission on Environmental
				  Qualify or the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, as appropriate, indicating
				  technical evaluation of the project;
(17) for a project proposing to encroach or
				  cross railroad right of way, documentary evidence from the railroad granting a
				  right of entry or an executed encroachment agreement; and
(18) for a project proposing to build
				  facilities for bicycles, documentary evidence from the city or county stating
				  that the project has been included in the entity's bicycle plan, if applicable,
				  or the bicycle element of the transportation component of the entity's
				  comprehensive plan.