Senate Committee on Transportation
NOTE: This is archived committee information from the 84th Legislative Session.
Committee Information
CHAIR
Robert Nichols
VICE-CHAIR
Don Huffines
MEMBERS
Rodney Ellis
Troy Fraser
Sylvia Garcia
Bob Hall
Kelly Hancock
Lois Kolkhorst
Van Taylor
DIRECTOR:
Amy Jeter
TEL:
(512) 463-0067
LOCATION:
Sam Houston Building, 450
Video/Audio — Archives
84th Session Interim
84th Regular Session
- May 22, 2015 — Audio only.
- May 21, 2015 — Audio only.
- May 20, 2015
- May 18, 2015
- May 14, 2015 — Audio only.
- May 13, 2015
- May 11, 2015
- April 29, 2015
- April 22, 2015
Interim Charges
- Monitor any new and anticipated revenue appropriated to the Texas Department of Transportation and make recommendations that address project prioritization and selection, effectiveness of staffing levels and project delivery methods.
- Evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of the state's Vehicle Inspection Program. Make recommendations on how to compress or otherwise reduce the number of required inspections.
- Review State Highway Fund grants and loans to Regional Mobility Authorities (RMA) and make recommendations if additional oversight procedures are needed to ensure the RMA's expenditures are a valid and accountable use of State Highway Funds.
- Study the demand placed on the state's ports, roadways and railways resulting from the Panama Canal expansion and make recommendations to ensure transportation infrastructure is adequate to accommodate increases in imports and exports.
- Evaluate the necessity of the Driver Responsibility Program and make recommendations for alternative methods of achieving the programs objectives.
- Review current state and federal regulations, penalties and fines related to oversize and overweight vehicles and make recommendations to minimize impacts on the state's roadways and bridges.
- Monitor the implementation of legislation addressed by the Senate Committee on Transportation during the 84th Legislature, Regular Session and make recommendations for any legislation needed to improve, enhance, and/or complete implementation. Specifically, monitor the following:
- Progress of the Texas Department of Transportation's efforts to propose a plan to eliminate toll roads;
- Removing eminent domain authority from private toll corporations;
- Ending the issuing of any new debt from the Texas Mobility Fund (TMF) and prohibiting future use of the TMF on toll projects; and
- The Sunset Advisory Commission's review of the Texas Department of Transportation.
