Sec. 201.991. UNIFIED TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM. (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.
(b) The commission shall adopt rules that:
(1) specify the criteria for selecting projects to be included in the program;
(2) define program funding categories, including categories for safety, maintenance, and mobility; and
(3) define each phase of a major transportation project, including the planning, programming, implementation, and construction phases.
(c) The department shall publish the entire unified transportation program and summary documents highlighting project benchmarks, priorities, and forecasts in appropriate media and on the department's Internet website in a format that is easily understandable by the public.
(d) In developing the rules required by this section, the commission shall collaborate with local transportation entities.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1345 (S.B. 1420), Sec. 25, eff. September 1, 2011.
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