TX HB 2557
Author
Rick Miller
P.O. Box 2910
Austin, TX 78768
512-463-0710
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Bill Text
Category
Intermodal
State
TX
Summary
Amends Regional Mobility Authority to define “Intelligent Transportation Systems” available for favorable tax treatment to include a transportation facility or system that increases truck freight efficiencies in the boundaries of an intermodal facility or hub.
Issue
Amends the Regional Mobility Authority to define “Intelligent Transportation Systems” available for favorable tax treatment to include a transportation facility or system that increases truck freight efficiencies in the boundaries of an intermodal facility or hub. Allows a county to enter into comprehensive development agreements for transportation projects and issue bonds for transportation projects secured by a pledge of the revenues of the project, including contract revenue, grant revenue, or other revenue collected in connection with the project.
Notes
Effective immediately.
History
02/28/2017 Filed.
03/27/2017 Read first time. Referred to House Committee on Transportation.
04/20/2017 Considered in public hearing in House Committee on Transportation. Committee substitute considered. Left pending in committee.
04/28/2017 Committee substitute considered in House Committee on Transportation. Reported favorably as substituted.
05/03/2017 Committee report filed with committee coordinator.
05/04/2017 Committee report distributed.
05/04/2017 Committee report sent to House calendars.
05/05/2017 Considered in House Calendars.
05/12/2017 Passed House. Reported engrossed.
05/15/2017 Received in Senate.
05/15/2017 Read first time in Senate. Referred to Senate Committee on Transportation.
05/16/2017 Posting rule suspended in Senate.
05/17/2017 Considered in public hearing in Senate Committee on Transportation. Testimony taken.
05/17/2017 Reported favorably without amendments by the Senate Committee on Transportation.
05/17/2017 Recommended for Senate Local and Uncontested Calendar.
05/24/2017 Placed on Local and Uncontested Calendar in the Senate.
05/24/2017 Read second time in Senate and passed to third reading.
05/24/2017 Read third time. Passed Senate.
05/25/2017 Senate passage reported.
05/27/2017 Reported enrolled by Senate.
05/28/2017 Signed in the House.
05/29/2017 Signed in the Senate.
05/30/2017 Sent to Governor.
06/15/2017 Became law without Governor's signature.