Tex. Transportation Code § 201.996
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§ 201.996. FUNDING ALLOCATION.
Official statutory text
(a) For each funding category established under Section 201.991(b)(2), the commission by rule shall specify the formulas for allocating funds to districts and metropolitan planning organizations for:
(1) preventive maintenance and rehabilitation of the state highway system in all districts;
(2) mobility and added capacity projects in metropolitan and urban areas;
(3) mobility and added capacity projects on major state highways that provide statewide connectivity between urban areas and highway system corridors;
(4) congestion mitigation and air quality improvement projects in nonattainment areas;
(5) metropolitan mobility and added capacity projects within the boundaries of designated metropolitan planning areas of metropolitan planning organizations located in a transportation management area;
(6) transportation enhancements project funding; and
(7) projects eligible for federal or state funding, as determined by the applicable district engineer.
(b) Subject to applicable state and federal law, the commission shall determine the allocation of funds in all of the other categories established under Section 201.991(b)(2), including a category for projects of specific importance to the state, including projects that:
(1) promote economic opportunity;
(2) increase efficiency on military deployment routes or that retain military assets; and
(3) maintain the ability of appropriate entities to respond to emergencies.
(c) The commission shall update the formulas established under this section at least every four years.
(1) preventive maintenance and rehabilitation of the state highway system in all districts;
(2) mobility and added capacity projects in metropolitan and urban areas;
(3) mobility and added capacity projects on major state highways that provide statewide connectivity between urban areas and highway system corridors;
(4) congestion mitigation and air quality improvement projects in nonattainment areas;
(5) metropolitan mobility and added capacity projects within the boundaries of designated metropolitan planning areas of metropolitan planning organizations located in a transportation management area;
(6) transportation enhancements project funding; and
(7) projects eligible for federal or state funding, as determined by the applicable district engineer.
(b) Subject to applicable state and federal law, the commission shall determine the allocation of funds in all of the other categories established under Section 201.991(b)(2), including a category for projects of specific importance to the state, including projects that:
(1) promote economic opportunity;
(2) increase efficiency on military deployment routes or that retain military assets; and
(3) maintain the ability of appropriate entities to respond to emergencies.
(c) The commission shall update the formulas established under this section at least every four years.
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