Texas Transportation Code
§ 222.053 — RELIEF FROM LOCAL MATCHING FUNDS REQUIREMENT
TN § 222.053Title 6. ROADWAYS · Part B. STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM · Ch. 222. FUNDING AND FEDERAL AID · Art. C. FUNDING FROM OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS
Statute text
View on source(a)In this section, "economically disadvantaged county" means a county that has, in comparison to other counties in the state:
(1)below average per capita taxable property value;
(2)below average per capita income; and
(3)above average unemployment. (a-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a county is considered to be an "economically disadvantaged county" for the purposes of this section if it meets the criteria as laid out in Subsection (a) within the past six years and has been included in no less than five federally declared disasters within the same time period. (a-2) For a county described by Subsection (a-1), the adjustment to the local matching funds requirement shall be equivalent to the highest adjustment rate set in the last year the county was considered to meet the criteria described in Subsection (a).
(b)Except as provided by Subsection (c), the commission may require, request, or accept from a political subdivision matching or other local funds, rights-of-way, utility adjustments, additional participation, planning, documents, or any other local incentives to make the most efficient use of its highway funding.
(c)In evaluating a proposal to construct, maintain, or extend a highway or for another type of highway project in a political subdivision that consists of all or a portion of an economically disadvantaged county, the commission:
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Legislative history
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 545 (H.B. 1107), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 809 (S.B. 573), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005. Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 683 (S.B. 2168), Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 2019.