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 Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014)
 TRANSPORTATION CODE
 Title 4. NAVIGATION
 Subtitle A. WATERWAYS AND PORTS
 Chapter 55. FUNDING OF PORT SECURITY, PROJECTS, AND STUDIES

  Sec. 55.007. DUTIES OF COMMITTEE  

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  • (a) The committee shall:

    (1) prepare a maritime port mission plan;

    (2) review each project eligible to be funded under this chapter and make recommendations for approval or disapproval to the department;

    (3) every two years prepare a report on Texas maritime ports, with a list of projects that have been recommended by the committee, including:

    (A) the recommended funding level for each project; and

    (B) if staged implementation of the project is appropriate, the funding requirements for each stage; and

    (4) advise the commission and the department on matters relating to port authorities.

    (b) The committee shall update the report on Texas maritime ports and shall submit the report not later than December 1 of each even-numbered year to the commission for distribution to:

    (1) the governor;

    (2) the lieutenant governor; and

    (3) the speaker of the house of representatives.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1325, Sec. 18.06, eff. June 21, 2003. Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 480 , Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2011.