Interim Report to the 83rd Texas Legislature: House Committee on Transportation Page: 3
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS................................................................................................................ 3
INTERIM STUDY CHARGES AND SUBCOMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS............................... 5
TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE ............................................................................... 6
Com m ittee Action....................................................................................................................... 7
Background................................................................................................................................. 7
Roadways.................................................................................................................................... 8
M aintenance Strategies.......................................................................................................... 8
Rider 36 Study ........................................................................................................................ 9
B rid g e s ........................................................................................................................................ 9
R a il ............................................................................................................................................ 1 1
General Aviation....................................................................................................................... 11
W aterways................................................................................................................................. 12
M obility..................................................................................................................................... 12
Long-Range Planning ............................................................................................................... 14
State Long-Range Plan ........................................................................................................ 14
Unified Transportation Program .......................................................................................... 15
Statewide Transportation Im provem ent Program ................................................................ 15
Texas Rural Transportation Plan ......................................................................................... 16
Recom m endations..................................................................................................................... 16
PANAM A CANAL EXPANSION .............................................................................................. 17
Com m ittee Action..................................................................................................................... 18
Background............................................................................................................................... 19
Im plications for Texas .............................................................................................................. 19
Im ports and Exports.............................................................................................................. 20
Ports and W aterways............................................................................................................. 20
Rail and Trucking ................................................................................................................. 22
Recom m endations..................................................................................................................... 23
TRANSIT OPERATIONS............................................................................................................ 24
Com m ittee Action................................................................................................................... 25
Background........................................................................... ............................................... 26
Para-transit Services................................................................................................................ 26
Regional Cooperation Efforts............................................ 28
Passenger Rail Service............................................................................................................ 29
Recom m endations................................................................................................................... 29
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Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Committee on Transportation. Interim Report to the 83rd Texas Legislature: House Committee on Transportation, report, December 20, 2012; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth531933/m1/4/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.