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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the allocation of certain amounts transferred to the |
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state highway fund to designated corridors of commerce. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 316.094, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 316.094. ALLOCATION OF CERTAIN AMOUNTS TRANSFERRED TO |
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STATE HIGHWAY FUND. (a) The Texas Department of Transportation |
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shall designate a highway that is part of the state highway system |
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as a corridor of commerce if the department determines that the |
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highway: |
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(1) is essential to the movement of long-distance |
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freight; |
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(2) improves access to ports and other strategic modes |
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of transportation for the movement of freight; and |
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(3) connects a large metropolitan area to this state's |
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border with another state or the United Mexican States. |
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(b) Of the amounts [Amounts] transferred to the state |
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highway fund under Section 49-g(c), Article III, Texas |
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Constitution: |
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(1) 75 percent, when appropriated, must be used and |
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allocated throughout the state by the Texas Department of |
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Transportation consistent with existing formulas adopted by the |
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Texas Transportation Commission; and |
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(2) 25 percent, when appropriated, must be used and |
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allocated by the Texas Department of Transportation for corridors |
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of commerce designated under Subsection (a). |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |