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Committee:	House Transportation
Title:	Interim Report
Subjects:	Air transportation | Artificial intelligence | Border security | Border transportation | Bridges | Data privacy | Economic impact | Electric vehicle fees and taxes | Electric vehicles | Exports | Fraud | Highway construction | Highway maintenance | Imports | Infrastructure | International trade | License plates | Motor Vehicles, Texas Department of | Ports | Railroads | Self-driving vehicles | Semi-trailer trucks | Ships and shipping | Speed limits | Toll roads | Traffic | Traffic safety | Transportation Commission, Texas | Transportation, Texas Department of | Vehicle registration |
Library Call Number:	L1836.88 T687
Session:	88th R.S. (2023)
Online version:	View report [61 pages  File size: 4,178 kb]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	Monitoring: Monitor the agencies and programs under the Committee’s jurisdiction and oversee the implementation of relevant legislation passed by the 88th Legislature. Conduct active oversight of all associated rulemaking and other governmental actions taken to ensure the intended legislative outcome of all legislation.
2.	Port Infrastructure and Maritime Industry: Study long-term needs of the maritime industry in Texas. Evaluate the implementation status of the Maritime Port Mission Plan and make recommendations to improve port planning, safety measures, and project delivery. Examine status of TxDOT seaport projects that received funding during the 88th Legislature.
3.	Bridge Safety: Evaluate the current status of state-maintained bridges, existing safety standards related to bridges, and long-term financial needs for bridge planning, construction, maintenance, and inspection. Examine ways to improve bridge project delivery.
4.	Alleviating Road Traffic: Identify the state's most congested roadways and review state forecasts for future congestion and the expected impact on economic activity. Evaluate TxDOT plans for alleviating congestion and consider the necessity of additional options to ensure economic development, congestion, and safety goals are achieved in a timely manner with reduced cost to public tax dollars.
Committee:	House Transportation
Title:	Interim report
Library Catalog Title:	House Committee on Transportation, Texas House of Representatives interim report, 2000 : a report to the House of Representatives, 77th Texas Legislature.
Subjects:	Border transit corridors | Bridges | County roads | Driver licenses | Farm-to-market roads | Federal funds | GARVEE bonds | Graduated driver licenses | Highway finance | Highways - safety | Motor fuels taxes | North American Free Trade Agreement | Semi-trailer trucks | Speed limits | Teenage drivers | Toll roads | Traffic fatalities | Transportation bonds | Transportation, Texas Department of |
Library Call Number:	L1836.76 t687
Session:	76th R.S. (1999)
Online version:	View report [58 pages  File size: 2,220 kb]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	Study ways the state and counties can ensure a safe, adequately funded county road and bridge system consistent with encouraging commerce and economic growth.
2.	Study the advantages and disadvantages of a graduated driver's license program, including the experience of states that have recently enacted such programs.
3.	Examine highway funding issues in light of the combined impact of rapid transportation growth and increased NAFTA traffic. Monitor state and federal developments related to funding and planning of NAFTA corridors.
4.	Conduct active oversight of the agencies under the committee's jurisdiction, including effects of legislation increasing speed limits.
Committee:	House Transportation
Title:	Interim report
Library Catalog Title:	House Committee on Transportation, Texas House of Representatives interim report, 1998 : a report to the House of Representatives, 76th Texas Legislature.
Subjects:	Bridges | County roads | Highway finance | License plates | North American Free Trade Agreement | Semi-trailer trucks | Speed limits | Traffic | Traffic safety | Truck traffic | Vehicle records | Vehicle registration |
Library Call Number:	L1836.75 t687
Session:	75th R.S. (1997)
Online version:	View report [199 pages  File size: 9,587 kb]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	Review all issues related to speed limits and highway safety.
2.	Study the system for funding county reads and bridges. Assess its adequacy and any measures that would improve the system.
3.	Review the process for creating and issuing special license plates. Assess the benefits and disadvantages of a proliferation of special plates.
4.	Study the effects of oversize and overweight trucks on roads and bridges, including the impact of NAFTA-related traffic.
5.	Examine the implementation of HB 2151, 74th R.S., and HB 2599, 74th R.S., relating to the licensing of salvage vehicle dealers and to salvage vehicle titling procedures. Review federal legislation that may impact state laws relating to salvage vehicles. (Joint with the House Committee on Licensing and Administrative Procedures)
6.	Conduct active oversight of agencies and programs under the committee's jurisdiction, including the implementation of SB 370, 75th R.S., and monitor issues affecting state highway funding.

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