Interim Report to the 83rd Texas Legislature: House Committee on Transportation Page: 4
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TXDOT ENVIRONM ENTAL REVIEW .................................................................................... 30
Com m ittee Action..................................................................................................................... 31
Background............................................................................................................................... 32
Issues with Environm ental Review s ........................................................................................ 33
Actions of the 82nd Legislature & TxDOT Implementation of Reforms................................. 33
Recom m endations..................................................................................................................... 35
TRAN SPORTA TION FUNDIN G ............................................................................................... 36
Com m ittee Action..................................................................................................................... 37
Funding M echanism s................................................................................................................ 38
Federal Highway Trust Fund ............................................................................................... 38
State Highway Fund.............................................................................................................. 38
M obility Fund ....................................................................................................................... 40
Stim ulus Funds ..................................................................................................................... 40
Public Private Partnerships and Comprehensive Development Agreements ....................... 40
Rider 42................................................................................................................................. 41
Federal Funding Reform s ........................................................................................................ 42
M oving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (M AP-21)................................................ 42
Transportation Funding Shortages and Future Funding Challenges......................................... 43
Declining M otor Fuel Tax Revenue .................................................................................... 45
Energy Sector Im pact on Roadw ays .................................................................................... 46
Diversions ............................................................................................................................. 46
Transportation Revenue ............................................................................................................ 47
Local-level and Targeted Sources........................................................................................ 47
System -wide Sources ............................................................................................................ 49
Revenues Collected but not Dedicated to Transportation.................................................... 51
Recom m endations..................................................................................................................... 52
LETTER TO THE CHAIR AND APPENDICES ....................................................................... 53
ENDN OTES ................................................................................................................................. 57
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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/m1/5/?rotate=90: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.