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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) A local government sponsor or the department may prepare an environmental review document for a highway project only if the highway project is:
(1) identified in the financially constrained portion of the approved state transportation improvement program or the financially constrained portion of the approved unified transportation program; or
(2) identified by the commission as being eligible for participation under this subchapter.
(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a local government sponsor may prepare an environmental review document for a highway project that is not identified by the commission or in a program described by Subsection (a) if the sponsor submits with its notice under Section 201.755 a fee in an amount established by commission rule, but not to exceed the actual cost of reviewing the environmental review document.
(c) A fee received by the department under Subsection (b) must be deposited in the state highway fund and used to pay costs incurred under this subchapter.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Texas Transportation Code - TRANSP § 201.753. Environmental Review Limited to Certain Projects - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/transportation-code/transp-sect-201-753/
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