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This week, TPPF released, the Road Forward, a transportation reform proposal.
Senator Uresti’s SB 1788 would allow counties, producing oil and gas revenue, would be allowed to keep the royalty payments generated from the minerals under county property and dedicate that money to road funding.
This bill would override a 1960 Attorney General Opinion, WW-870, by Attorney General Will Wilson.
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Harvard Kennedy School Professor Stephen Goldsmith holds out the LBJ Freeway as an example of how P3s (public-private partnerships) are delivering value. Relying on Fitch Ratings issued in February, Goldsmith describes the LBJ Freeway as construction “has proceeded on schedule and on budget, and operations are on target to begin during 2015.” Move Texas Forward mentions the following transportation funding proposals but takes no position: Rep. Martinez filed HB 3040 to allow economic development corporations to build transportation infrastrcture. Refreshing our recollection, Chairman Pickett asked about County Transportation Reinvestment Zones but Attorney General Opinion said the Texas constitution probably prohibits it. Previously on Information Intelligence: Attorney Gener… Miami-Dade is proposing a Public Private Partnership , P3, solution to help address its roadway congestion. Currently the area uses P3 solutions for recapitalizing Miami’s infrastructure, expanding options for mass transit, and incorporating modern design and innovative operational techniques. P3 for transportation congestion differs from normal contracting by: Senator Nichols SJR 5 & SB 5 would add $2.5Billion to TXDOT funding by dedicating motor vehicle sales tax to TXDOT. TXDOT would be prohibited from using the funding for toll roads.
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North Carolina Department of Transportation has the authority to determine what land is in a transportation corridor. Sounds innocuous. But, by classifying land as in a transportation corridor, it can also trigger land use restrictions. The land use restrictions tend to make the land cheaper for the state to buy later. Good for the state to keep transportation project costs down, not good for landowners who think their land is more valuable. As we’ve seen in Texas, restricting how… Empower Texas has a litany of transportation reform ideas: … SB 579 (Watson) & HB 1432 (Howard) would permit a $10 Travis County registration fee to fund Travis County transportation funding, or permit a $20 fee with voter approval. The added transportation funds would go to the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority, would be utilized for trans…LBJ Freeway a Poster Child for Successful P3 Project
Move Texas Forward Transportation Funding Goal
Bill Filing: Update to Transportation Reinvestment Zone Power Attorney General Opinion
A P3 Solution for Transportation?
Transportation Funding First Bills to Move
Legal Trend: Declaring Property part of a Transportation Corridor is Effectively Eminent Domain
4 Transportation Reform Ideas via Empower Texas
Lege Trend: Vehicle User Fees from California to Texas