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Committee hears testimony on bill to raise county road agency project cap to $350,000
Summary
Testimony explained that the bill would raise the single-project in‑house limit from $100,000 to $350,000 to allow county road agencies to perform short-term preservation work (chip sealing, thin overlays, crack sealing) and retain seasonal staff; members questioned competitive bidding safeguards and an exemption for large cities.
Lawmakers in the Transportation, Mobility and Infrastructure committee heard testimony on a bill that would raise the single-project cap county road agencies may perform in-house from $100,000 to $350,000.
Ed Noyola, representing county road interests, described the proposal as "an efficiency bill" intended to let county road agencies with the manpower and equipment perform routine preservation and maintenance tasks. "House bill 48 45 just raises the limit," Noyola said, and the change would allow agencies to undertake projects such as "thin overlays under 1 and a half inches, chip sealing, crack sealing" without resorting to piecemeal or 'leapfrogging' repairs.
Nut graf: The bill's sponsor and county representatives argued that raising the threshold would help counties schedule…
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