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(3) If a county did not submit sufficient eligible projects to
expend funds available under paragraph (1) of this section, the remain-
ing funds will be distributed in accordance with paragraph (2) of this
section.
(4) Funds available as a result of a county being prohibited
from continued participation in the program under 15.106(e) of this
subchapter or because of county reimbursements under 15.106(f) of
this subchapter will be distributed in accordance with paragraph (2) of
this section.
(5) Projects will be funded based on the project cost esti-
mates provided by a county under 15.103 of this subchapter. Project
costs above that estimate are the responsibility of the county. A county
may seek additional funds for a project if the department issues subse-
quent program calls.
915.106. Program Administration.
(a) Agreement. Prior to receiving funds under this program,
a county must execute an agreement with the department. The agree-
ment, among other things, will include a commitment by the county to:
(1) place the project on the county road system;
(2) complete any water and wastewater services that are ex-
pected to be placed in or across an approved road project right of way
prior to constructing the project;
(3) expend funds received only on eligible costs;
(4) comply with all applicable federal, state, and local en-
vironmental laws and regulations and permitting requirements;
(5) maintain the road; and
(6) comply with the grant management standards in sub-
section (c) of this section.
(b) Application costs. Costs incurred in the preparation of ap-
plications submitted under 15.103 of this subchapter are not reim-
bursable with funds received under this program.
(c) Grant management standards. A county receiving funds
under this program must:
(1) comply with the Uniform Grant Management Stan-
dards promulgated by the Office of the Governor under 1 TAC
5.141-5.167; and
(2) upon project selection, submit a financial report that
shows how it will use the funds to build the project.
(d) Certification. Upon project completion, a county receiv-
ing funds must submit a written certification that it has complied with
the requirements of this subchapter, including a certification that the
project has been constructed in accordance with those requirements.
(e) Compliance. The executive director may:
(1) prohibit a county from participating in the program if
the executive director determines that the county has not complied with
one or more requirements of this subchapter;
(2) prohibit a county from continuing to participate in the
program until such time as the executive director determines that the
county has complied with all requirements of this subchapter; or
(3) eliminate a project from participation in the program if
the project is not implemented within a reasonable time, as determined
by the department in consultation with the county (in the absence of
information suggesting that a shorter or longer period is appropriate,
three years from the date of the agreement with the department is con-
sidered appropriate).(f) Reimbursement. If a county does not complete a project,
the department may seek reimbursement of funds received by the
county for that project.
This agency hereby certifies that the proposal has been reviewed
by legal counsel and found to be within the agency's legal author-
ity to adopt.
Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State, on October 1,
2001.
TRD-200105890
Richard D. Monroe
General Counsel
Texas Department of Transportation
Earliest possible date of adoption: November 11, 2001
For further information, please call: (512) 463-8630
SUBCHAPTER J. DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS
43 TAC 15.120 - 15.122
The Texas Department of Transportation proposes new
15.120-15.122, concerning the consideration of various
design factors when developing transportation projects.
EXPLANATION OF PROPOSED NEW SECTIONS
Senate Bill 1128, 77th Legislature, 2001, added Transportation
Code, 201.614, requiring the department to consider specified
design factors when developing transportation projects that in-
volve the construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, or resurfac-
ing of a highway, other than a maintenance resurfacing project.
Section 201.614 requires the commission to adopt rules to im-
plement that section.
In order to implement the requirements of Transportation Code,
201.614, and to ensure the uniform and consistent develop-
ment of transportation plans and projects, new 15.120-15.122
describe how the design factors specified in Transportation
Code, 201.614 will be considered during the development of
certain transportation projects in which the department has
design and construction or funding responsibilities.
New 15.120 describes the purpose of new Subchapter J, De-
sign Considerations, including the implementation of Transporta-
tion Code, 201.614.
New 15.121 provides definitions for words and terms used in
the new subchapter.
New 15.122 describes how the specified design factors will be
considered and assessed as transportation projects are devel-
oped in order to provide transportation systems and alternatives
that are comfortable, safe, durable, cost-effective, accessible,
environmentally sensitive, aesthetically pleasing, and that con-
sider other transportation modes. New 15.122 provides that
the design factors will be considered by department districts, and
by local governments and metropolitan planning organizations
when planning and designing projects that are funded by the de-
partment.
As required by Transportation Code, 201.614, the design fac-
tors will be considered when developing projects that involve the
construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, or resurfacing of a
highway, other than maintenance resurfacing projects. The de-
partment and the transportation engineering industry typicallyPROPOSED RULES October 12, 2001 26 TexReg 8011
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