Sec. 201.807. PROJECT INFORMATION REPORTING SYSTEM. (a) In this section, "department project" means a highway project under the jurisdiction of the department, including a grouped rehabilitation and preventive maintenance project, that:

(1) is being developed or is under construction; and

(2) is identified in the district project portfolio required under Section 201.998.

(b) The department shall establish a project information reporting system that makes available in a central location on the department's Internet website easily accessible and searchable information regarding all of the department's transportation plans and programs, including the unified transportation program required by Section 201.991. The department shall post information on its Internet website as required by this subsection as the information becomes available to the department and in a manner that is not cost prohibitive. The project information reporting system shall contain information about:

(1) each department project, including:

(A) the status of the project;

(B) each source of funding for the project;

(C) benchmarks for evaluating the progress of the project;

(D) timelines for completing the project;

(E) a list of the department employees responsible for the project, including information to contact each person on that list; and

(F) the results of the annual review required under Subsection (e); and

(2) the department's funds, including each source for the department's funds, and the amount and general type or purpose of each expenditure as described in the comptroller's statewide accounting system, reported by each:

(A) department district;

(B) program funding category as required by Section 201.991(b)(2); and

(C) type of revenue, including revenue from a comprehensive development agreement or a toll project.

(c) In developing the project information reporting system, the department shall collaborate with:

(1) the legislature;

(2) local transportation entities; and

(3) members of the public.

(d) The department shall make the statistical information provided under this section available on the department's Internet website in more than one downloadable electronic format.

(e) As a component of the project information reporting system required by this section, the department shall conduct an annual review of the benchmarks and timelines of each project included in the department's transportation plans, including the unified transportation program, to determine the completion rates of the projects and whether the projects were completed on time.

(f) The department shall update the information contained in the project information reporting system on a regular basis, as specified by commission rule.

(g) The department shall:

(1) conduct a comprehensive review of the project information reporting system;

(2) in conducting the review required by Subdivision (1), incorporate feedback from internal and external users of the system and advice from the department office responsible for public involvement; and

(3) develop a plan for implementing any needed improvements to the system.

(h) The department shall conduct the review required by Subsection (g)(1) on a regular basis, as specified by commission rule.

Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1345 (S.B. 1420), Sec. 24(a), eff. September 1, 2011.

Amended by:

Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 533 (S.B. 312), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2017.