HB4050 - Relating to a study by the Texas Department of Transportation on incorporating drainage infrastructure into the department's transportation planning process.

  89R14190 JRR-D     By: Lopez of Cameron H.B. No. 4050       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to a study by the Texas Department of Transportation on   incorporating drainage infrastructure into the department's   transportation planning process.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  (a) In this section, "department" means the   Texas Department of Transportation.          (b)  The department shall conduct a study on incorporating   drainage infrastructure into the department's transportation   planning process, including the department's statewide   transportation plan, rural transportation plan, unified   transportation program, and statewide transportation improvement   program.          (c)  In conducting the study, the department shall solicit   input from municipalities, counties, drainage districts, and other   appropriate stakeholders.          (d)  Not later than January 1, 2027, the department shall   submit a report on the results of the study and any recommendations   to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house   of representatives, and the presiding officer of each standing   committee of the legislature with primary jurisdiction over the   department.          (e)  This Act expires August 31, 2027.          SECTION 2.  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.  If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2025.