The following transportation projects are eligible for funding or construction under §26.62 of this subchapter:
- (1) improvements to commercial service airports operated by political subdivisions for the purpose of increasing capacity or enhancing mobility;
- (2) expenses for the acquisition, construction, and improvement of public transit facilities and equipment needed for a safe, efficient, and coordinated public transportation system;
- (3) contributions for the purpose of providing assistance to the commission in carrying out its responsibilities under Transportation Code, Chapter 51, concerning the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway;
- (4) projects listed in the department's Unified Transportation Program;
- (5) projects listed in the metropolitan planning organization's financially constrained long range plan;
- (6) the construction or reconstruction of a roadway with a functional classification greater than a local road or rural minor collector;
- (7) the construction, reconstruction, or maintenance of passenger rail or freight rail facilities;
- (8) contributions to the department for a purpose authorized under Texas Civil Statutes, Article 6550c-2, concerning rail preservation;
- (9) the construction or reconstruction of a toll facility;
- (10) contributions to the department for the purpose of refunding any federal highway funds received for a project;
- (11) the construction of pedestrian and bicycle transportation facilities; and
- (12) donations to the department for any transportation purpose.
Source Note:The provisions of this §26.65 adopted to be effective July 18, 2002, 27 TexReg 6354.