HB5453 - Relating to the selection, prioritization, construction, and funding of transportation projects.

  89R26713 JAM-D     By: Craddick H.B. No. 5453     Substitute the following for H.B. No. 5453:     By:  Curry C.S.H.B. No. 5453       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the selection, prioritization, construction, and   funding of transportation projects.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 201.609, Transportation Code, is amended   to read as follows:          Sec. 201.609.  NOTICE TO LEGISLATORS OF CERTAIN ACTIONS   [ COMPLETED PROJECTS ]. [ (a) ] Not later than the 10th day after the   date a major road project is selected for funding or the 10th day   before the date on which a major road project is scheduled for   completion, as applicable, 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 of:                 (1)  the selection of the road project for funding; or                 (2)  the completion of the project [ and who wants to   receive the notice ].          [ (b)     The department shall ask each legislator whether the   legislator wants to receive notices under this section. ]          SECTION 2.  Section 201.991(a), Transportation Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (a)  The department shall develop a unified transportation   program covering a period of 10 years to guide the development of   and authorize construction of transportation projects.  The   program must:                (1)  annually identify target funding levels; [ and ]                (2)  list all projects that the department intends to   develop or begin construction of during the program period ; and                   (3)     identify and prioritize transportation projects   that:                       (A)     are required to maintain the state   infrastructure; or                       (B)  would improve the state infrastructure .          SECTION 3.  In selecting and prioritizing transportation   projects, the Texas Department of Transportation shall:                (1)  develop a plan, conduct an environmental review,   and propose a design for:                      (A)  the reconstruction of Broadway Street in San   Antonio between its intersections with East Houston Street and Burr   Road;                      (B)  the reconstruction of Hildebrand Avenue in   San Antonio between its intersections between North New Braunfels   Avenue and the San Antonio River;                      (C)  the construction of State Highway 32 between   State Highway 4 and U.S. Highways 77 and 83 in Cameron County;                      (D)  the improvement and extension of Cistercian   Road between State Highway 114 and Northgate Drive in Dallas   County;                      (E)  the improvement and extension of Stewart Road   from U.S. Highway 77 to Frontier Parkway in Denton County;                      (F)  the improvement of Fishtrap Road between its   intersections with U.S. Highway 377 and Brewer Road in Denton   County;                      (G)  the improvement of Rockhill Road and Arvin   Hill Road between the intersection of Rockhill Road and the Union   Pacific Railroad tracks and the intersection of Arvin Hill Road and   Red Mesa Trail in Denton County;                      (H)  the construction of a bridge in Harris County   crossing the railroad tracks at the intersection of Little York   Road and Hirsch Road to provide rail-roadway grade separation;                      (I)  the construction of a bridge in Harris County   crossing the railroad tracks at the intersection of Tidwell Road   and Hirsch Road to provide rail-roadway grade separation;                      (J)  the reconstruction of State Highway 225   between its intersection with Interstate Highway 610 and Red Bluff   Road in Harris County;                      (K)  the construction of connectors between State   Highway 225 and State Highway 8 in Harris County;                      (L)  the reconstruction of Broadway Street   between its intersection with Interstate Highway 45 and State   Highway 225 in Harris County;                      (M)  the construction of a sound barrier along the   eastern side of State Highway 146 between McCabe Road and Wharton   Weems Boulevard in Harris County;                      (N)  the expansion of State Highway 57 between the   City of Eagle Pass and Interstate Highway 35 in Frio, Maverick, and   Zavala Counties;                      (O)  the construction of an interchange at the   northern intersection of State Highway 349 and Business State   Highway 349-C in Martin County;                      (P)  the improvement and expansion of State   Highway 349 from its intersection with Business State Highway 349-C   in Martin County to its intersection with Farm-to-Market Road 1788   in Midland County;                      (Q)  the construction of an interchange at the   intersection of State Highway 349 and Farm-to-Market Road 1788 in   Midland County;                      (R)  the construction of an interchange at the   intersection of State Highway Loop 250 and Todd Road in Midland   County; and                      (S)  the improvement of Farm-to-Market Road 1660   between its intersections with Orgain Street and U.S. Highway 79 in   Williamson County;                (2)  construct the projects described by Subdivision   (1) of this section; and                (3)  ensure that a route in the state highway system,   including Farm-to-Market Roads 1021 and 1472, between Eagle Pass   and Laredo is sufficiently maintained.          SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.