1 Texas Administrative Code § 5.202 – Definitions In this subchapter: (1) “Administrative records regarding a proposed rule” means any nonprivileged and nonconfidential documents, communications, or other information created, received, or consulted by a state agency that are material to the development of the proposed rule. The term includes all information and comments that the…

1 Texas Administrative Code § 5.201 – Applicability (a) The rule review process established in Subchapter C, Chapter 57 of the Texas Occupations Code, and implemented by this subchapter, applies only to the following state agencies:(1) the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy; (2) the Texas State Board of Acupuncture Examiners;(3) the Texas Appraiser Licensing…

1 Texas Administrative Code § 5.101 – Identification and Escalation of Procurement Contracts that Require Enhanced Contract or Performance Monitoring (a) The Office of the Governor (OOG) shall complete a risk assessment for contracts with a private vendor for goods or services with a value greater than $100,000 to evaluate whether the OOG must exercise…

1 Texas Administrative Code § 5.57 – Recision of the MPO Designation The governor retains the right to designate or redesignate the MPO at any time if, in the governor’s opinion, it is necessary to do so. The governor’s decision to rescind an MPO’s designation shall be administratively final. The governor’s Office of Budget and…

1 Texas Administrative Code § 5.56 – Administration (a) The governor’s Office of Budget and Planning will represent the governor and provide overall coordination in the designation process pursuant to the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1973, §112. (b) The governor’s Office of Budget and Planning will prepare the notification for designation offers, develop designation agreements,…

1 Texas Administrative Code § 5.55 – Procedure (a) The Division of Planning Coordination (DPC) will notify the chairmen of the regional councils of governments of their designation as an MPO subject to the conditions as set forth in section IV. The regional councils will have until May 15, 1974, to accept or reject the…

1 Texas Administrative Code § 5.54 – Conditions for Designation (a) The regional council of governments in each state planning region will be designated as the single metropolitan planning organization subject to the following conditions. (1) All signatory members must concur with the governor’s designation. (2) The regional council of governments agree that the steering…

1 Texas Administrative Code § 5.53 – Definitions The following words will apply to the designation process. (1) Signatory members–Local units of government which are signatory members to the urban transportation planning agreements established by the Texas Highway Department pursuant to section 134 of Chapter 1 of Title 23, United States Code. (2) Steering committee–A…

1 Texas Administrative Code § 5.52 – Authority (a) The authority for this designation procedure rests in the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1973, section 112. Section 112 states in part that: “funds apportioned to any State . . . . be made available by the State to the metropolitan planning organizations designated by the State…

1 Texas Administrative Code § 5.51 – Purpose To provide guidelines for the governor in designating metropolitan planning organizations (MPO) pursuant to the Department of Transportation operating agency administrators’ letter dated November 12, 1973. The guidelines should allow for: (1) maximum local government participation both in the designation process and in transportation planning; (2) the…