Bill Filing: Update to Transportation Reinvestment Zone Power Attorney General Opinion

Rep. Martinez filed HB 3040 to allow economic development corporations to build transportation infrastrcture.  

Refreshing our recollection, Chairman Pickett asked about County Transportation Reinvestment Zones but Attorney General Opinion said the Texas constitution probably prohibits it. 

Previously on Information Intelligence:

Attorney General Opinion, KP-004, tells us without a constitutional amendment, a county probably cannot:

• Create a County Energy Transportation Reinvestment Zone
• Create a County Transportation Reinvestment Zone
• Create a County Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone

The AG rational is that:

• Article VIII, Section 1(a) doesn’t permit counties to create these zones
• Because the Constitution requires taxation to be equal and uniform
• And, a county reinvestment zone would treat property inside the zone and outside the zone differently