{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-411.0099","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 411.0099","heading":"NEEDS ASSESSMENT FOR ENFORCEMENT OF COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE RULES.","body":"(a) The department shall conduct a long-term needs assessment for the enforcement of commercial motor vehicle rules that considers at a minimum:\n(1) the inventory of current facilities and equipment used for enforcement, including types of scales, structures, space, and other equipment;\n(2) enforcement activity, including trend information, at fixed-site facilities;\n(3) staffing levels and operating hours for each facility; and\n(4) needed infrastructure improvements and the associated costs and projected increase in activity that would result from the improvements.\n(b) The department shall submit a biennial report to the legislative committees with primary jurisdiction over state budgetary matters and the Texas Transportation Commission that reflects the results of the needs assessment conducted under Subsection (a). The report shall be submitted to the legislature in conjunction with the department's legislative appropriations request.\nAdded by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1189, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 4. EXECUTIVE BRANCH","SUBTITLE B. LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC PROTECTION","CHAPTER 411. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY OF THE STATE OF TEXAS","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS AND ADMINISTRATION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.411.htm#411.0099","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"dc31b8d667ad7c70d45bf8b027332d350b4aefebe7d57a6a8d333640406152d6","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-411.0098","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-411.010"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}