HBA-DMH H.B. 3370 77(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 3370
By: Turner, Sylvester
County Affairs
4/16/2001
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Under current law, a county is authorized to charge an additional fee for
vehicles registered in the county to be credited to the county road and
bridge fund.  House Bill 3370 requires the commissioners court of a county
with a population of more than 2.8 million to allocate funds credited to
the county road and bridge fund for road projects. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does
not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, department, agency, or institution. 

ANALYSIS

House Bill 3370 amends the Transportation Code to require the commissioners
court of a county with a population of more than 2.8 million, during each
county fiscal year, to allocate funds credited to the county road and
bridge fund for road projects in each municipality in the county and in the
unincorporated area of the county.  The allocation must be made in the same
proportion that the population of the municipality located in the county or
the population of the unincorporated area bears to the total population of
the county.  

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2001, and applies only to a county fiscal year that begins on
or after that date.