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SUBCHAPTER E.
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§16.201.
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Systems.
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PROJECT AND PERFORMANCE REPORTING
Project, [and] Performance, and Funding Reporting
(a) General.
The department will establish [a] project,
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[and] performance, and funding reporting systems that make[s]
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available in a central location on the department's website
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information regarding the:
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(1) delivery of individual transportation projects as
provided in §16.202 of this subchapter (relating to Reporting
System for Delivery of Individual Projects);
(2) operation and condition of the department's statewide
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transportation system as provided in §16.203 of this subchapter
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(relating to Performance Reporting on the Operation and
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Condition of the Statewide Transportation System); and
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(3) funding available for the department's statewide
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transportation system and actual expenditures related to the
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system as provided in §16.204 of this subchapter (relating to
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Reporting System for Funding and Expenditures).
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(b) Entry of information.
Each district will enter
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information about each of its transportation projects into the
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project, [and] performance, and funding reporting systems.
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(c) Department website.
The department will make the
statistical information provided under this subchapter available
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on the department's website in more than one downloadable
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electronic format.
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understandable, and in a format that allows a person to conduct
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electronic searches for information about a specific district, a
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county, a highway under the jurisdiction of the department, or a
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type of road under the jurisdiction of the department.
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The information will be easily accessible,
(d) Reports to legislative districts.
The department will
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provide to each member of the legislature a copy of the annual
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reports required by §16.202 and §16.203 of this subchapter
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(relating to Reporting System for Delivery of Individual
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Projects and Performance Reporting on the Operation and
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Condition of the Statewide Transportation System, respectively)
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for each department district located within the boundaries of a
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legislative district, and at the request of a legislator, a
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senior management employee of the department will meet with the
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legislator to explain the reports.
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district report will also be provided to the political
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subdivisions located in the district that is the subject of the
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report, including a:
A copy of each annual
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(1) municipality;
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(2) county; and
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(3) local transportation entity.
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(e) Reports to the legislature.
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The department will
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provide a copy of the annual reports required by §16.202 and
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§16.203 of this subchapter (relating to Reporting System for
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Delivery of Individual Projects and Performance Reporting on the
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Operation and Condition of the Statewide Transportation System,
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respectively) to the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the
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house of representatives, and the chair of the standing
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committee of each house of the legislature with primary
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jurisdiction over transportation issues.
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§16.202.
Reporting System for Delivery of Individual Projects.
(a) Work program [plan].
The department will develop a
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four year business work program [plan] for tracking the delivery
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of each transportation project in a district, including grouped
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rehabilitation and preventive maintenance projects, that is
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[are] being developed or under construction and identified in
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the next fiscal year or any of the following three fiscal years
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of the unified transportation program (UTP) described in §16.105
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of this chapter (relating to Unified Transportation Program
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(UTP)).
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(1) Each district will develop a consistently formatted
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work program [plan] based on the UTP that contains all
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transportation projects that the district intends to implement
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during the four year period [next fiscal year and the following
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three consecutive fiscal years].
(2) For each project the work program [plan] must
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(A) the status of the project;
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(B) each source of funding for the project, the funding
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category to which the project has been assigned, and the
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project's priority within the category;
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(C) an identification of each phase and benchmark
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project development, including [planning, route, and]
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environmental clearance [impact studies, design],right of way
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acquisition or possession, utility adjustment or coordination,
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completion of plans, specifications, and estimates, award of
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construction contract, and completion of construction;
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[(B) the estimated cost of each phase of project
development;]
(D) a project schedule with estimated timelines for
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completing each applicable benchmark of the project as the
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project progresses;
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(E) [(D)] a summary of progress on the project that
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identifies whether the project is being completed on-time and
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on-budget; and
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(F) a list of department employees responsible for the
project and contact information for each person listed.
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(3) (2) For each major transportation project identified
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in §16.106 of this chapter (relating to Major Transportation
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Projects) the work program [plan] must also contain:
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(A) the estimated cost of each phase of project
development; and
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(B) the progress on each applicable benchmark of the
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project that identifies whether the project is being completed
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on-time and on-budget.
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[(E) a list of department employees responsible for the
project and contact information for each person listed.]
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(4) (3) The department will use the work program [plan]
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(A) preparing a budget for the district and the
department;
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(B) monitoring the performance of the district; and
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(C) evaluating the performance of district employees.
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(5) (4) The department will consolidate the districts'
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work plans into a statewide work program [plan] and publish it
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on the department's website.
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(6) (5) The department will update the information
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contained in the project and performance reporting system for
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delivery of individual transportation projects under this
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section at least monthly.
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(b) Annual Report.
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As a component of the project and
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performance reporting system for delivery of individual
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transportation projects required by this section, the department
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will conduct an annual review of the benchmarks and timelines of
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all transportation projects included in the work program [funded
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under program funding Categories 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 12 as
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described in §16.153 of this chapter (relating to Funding
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Categories)] to determine the completion rates of the projects
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and whether the projects were completed on-time and on-budget.
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The review will be used to create an annual report on the level
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of achievement statewide and by district based on the benchmarks
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and timelines described in subsections (a)(2) and (a)(3) of this
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section for each transportation project listed in the work
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program [plan] and included in the program funding categories
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described in this subsection.
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The report will include:
(1) the status of each project identified as a high
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priority in accordance with §16.105 of this chapter (relating to
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Unified Transportation Program (UTP));
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(2) a summary of the number of statewide project
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implementation benchmarks that have been completed; and
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(3) information about the accuracy of previous department
financial forecasts.
[(c) Legislative districts.
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available to each member of the legislature a copy of the annual
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report required by subsection (b) of this section for each
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department district located within the boundaries of a
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legislative district, and at the request of a legislator, a
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senior management employee of the department will meet with the
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legislator to explain the report.
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(d) Legislature.
The department will provide a copy of the
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annual report required by subsection (b) of this section to the
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lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of
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representatives, and the chair of the standing committee of each
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house of the legislature with primary jurisdiction over
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transportation issues.]
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§16.203.
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of the Statewide Transportation System.
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Performance Reporting on the Operation and Condition
(a) System performance.
The department will develop a set
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of performance measures for evaluating the effectiveness of its
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expenditures on the statewide transportation system in achieving
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the transportation goals identified by the statewide long-range
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transportation plan under §16.54 of this chapter (relating to
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Statewide Long-Range Transportation Plan (SLRTP)).
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(b) Performance measures.
At a minimum, the performance
measures adopted under subsection (a) of this section will
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include the:
(1) percentage of transportation construction projects
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for which the [planning, design, and] project development
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phases, including environmental clearance, right of way
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acquisition or possession, [and] utility adjustment or
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coordination, completion of plans, specifications, and
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estimates, and award of construction contract are completed on
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or before the planned implementation timelines and on-budget;
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(2) percentage of transportation construction projects
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for which construction is completed on or before the planned
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implementation timelines and on-budget;
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(3) total dollar amount spent for right of way
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acquisition as a percentage of the original amount estimated for
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right of way acquisition;
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(4) number of vehicle miles traveled;
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(5) peak hour travel congestion in the eight largest
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metropolitan areas;
(6) number of fatalities per 100 million vehicle miles
traveled;
(7) percentage of bridges that have a condition rating of
good or better;
(8) dollar amounts deposited to the credit of the state
highway fund and disbursements from the fund compared to the
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amounts forecasted to be deposited and disbursed, respectively;
(9) dollar amounts obligated in connection with contracts
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or participation in contracts with historically underutilized
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businesses, disadvantaged business enterprises, and small
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business enterprises as a percentage of the amounts spent on all
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contracts; and
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(10) percentage of lane miles on the state highway system
that have a pavement condition rating of good or better.
(c) Additional performance measures.
The commission, as it
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deems appropriate, may adopt performance measures in addition to
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those listed in subsection (b) of this section.
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(d) Reports on effectiveness of expenditures.
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component of the performance reporting system required by this
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section, the department will include:
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(1) reports prepared by the department or an institution
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of higher education that evaluate the effectiveness of the
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department's expenditures on transportation projects to achieve
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the transportation goals identified by the SLRTP;
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(2) information about the condition of bridges on the
state highway system; and
(3) information about the condition of the pavement for
each highway on the state highway system.
(e) (d) Updates.
The department will update the
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information contained in the [project and] performance reporting
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system [for performance measures] under this section at least
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annually.
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(f) (e) Annual Report.
As a component of the project and
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performance reporting system required by this section, the
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department annually will compile and evaluate the information
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provided for the performance measures and publish a report
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describing the results and the effectiveness of meeting each
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transportation goal that is identified by the statewide long-
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range transportation plan under §16.54 of this chapter.
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department will report on the results and level of achievement
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statewide and by district.
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[(f) Legislative districts.
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The department will make
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available to each member of the legislature a copy of the annual
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report required by subsection (e) of this section for each
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district located within the boundaries of a legislative
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district, and at the request of a legislator, a senior
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management employee of the department will meet with the
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legislator to explain the report.
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(g) Legislature. The department will provide a copy of the
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annual report required by subsection (e) of this section to the
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lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of
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representatives, and the chair of the standing committee of each
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house of the legislature with primary jurisdiction over
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transportation issues.]
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Reporting System for Funding and Expenditures.
(a) Account information system.
The department will
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develop an account information reporting system for tracking
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money deposited to the credit of each separate account and
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subaccount of the state highway fund, including subaccounts for
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toll projects required under Transportation Code, Chapter 228.
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The account information will include:
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(1) the source for the department's funds whether from
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the state highway fund, bond proceeds, or revenue from a
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comprehensive development agreement or a toll project, and
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amount of the deposited funds;
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(2) the amount and general type or purpose of expenditure
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as described in the comptroller's statewide accounting system;
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and
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(3) the balance credited to each account and subaccount.
(b) Reporting. The department will report on the funding
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(1) district;
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(2) program funding category as identified in §16.153 of
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this chapter (relating to Funding Categories); and
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(3) source of funds as described in subsection (a)(1).
(c) Updates.
The department will update the account
information reporting system at least quarterly.
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practicable and to avoid duplication of reporting requirements,
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the department may combine the reports required under this
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subchapter.
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