Appendix A: Authority Documentation

PDP Section #	Authority Document	Description
1.4	Stewardship and Oversight Agreement	S&O agreement between TxDOT and FHWA
1.4.1	43 TAC §15.52	Federal state and local participation agreements
1.4.1	Texas Local Government Code	Texas law related to Local Public Agencies (LPA)
1.7	13 TAC §6.1 et seq	Records retention scheduling
1.7	Government Code §441.1855	Retention of contracts and related documents by state agencies
1.7	Government Code Subchapter L	Preservation and management of state records and other historical
2.2	23 CFR Part 450	Statewide and metropolitan planning and programming definitions
2.4	43 TAC §11.100 et seq.	Green Ribbon projects
2.6.1	43 TAC §16.101 et seq.	Transportation programs (STIP, TIP, UTP, etc.)
2.6.2	EPA: Federal regulation and enforcement	Air quality
3.3.1.3	23 USC §217(g)(1)	Bike and pedestrian accommodations
3.3.1.3	36 CFR Chapter XI	Pedestrian -Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board
3.3.1.5	TTC Chapter 223, Subchapter A	Design-bid-build authority
3.3.1.5	TTC Chapter 223, Subchapter F	Design-build authority
3.4.4	43 TAC §2.301 et seq.	Memorandum of understanding with TCEQ
3.4.4	43 TAC §2.251 et seq.	Memorandum of understanding with THC
3.4.4	43 TAC §2.201 et seq.	Memorandum of understanding with TPWD
3.4.4	Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 (MBTA), as amended	Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 (MBTA), as amended
3.4.4	43 TAC Subchapter G	Mitigation memorandum of understanding with Texas Parks and Wildlife
3.4.4.1	TCEQ: Texas regulation and enforcement	Air quality
3.4.4.1	Clean Air Act	Clean Air Act
3.4.4.1	30 TAC Chapter 114 §114.260-§114.270	State Implementation Plan
3.4.4.2	Clean Air Act	Clean Air Act
3.4.4.2	23 CFR Section 500.109	CMS
3.4.4.2	23 CFR §450.322	Congestion management process
3.4.5	33 CFR §329.4	Navigable waterway definition
3.4.7	43 TAC Part 1 Chapter 21	Right-of-way
3.4.8.1	43 TAC Part 1 Chapter 21	Right-of-way
3.4.8.3	Texas Roadside Parks Study - Historic Context & National Register Requirements	Historic properties
3.4.8.3	National Historic Preservation Act of 1966	Historic properties
3.4.8.3	Department of Transportation Act of 1966	Historic properties
3.4.8.3	National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 as amended	Historic properties
3.4.8.3	Historical and Archeological Data Preservation Act of 1974	Historic properties
3.4.8.3	Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991.	Historic properties
3.4.8.3	43 TAC §2.251 et seq.	Memorandum of understanding with the Texas Historical Commission and historical properties
3.5	23 USC §133(c)	Exceptions to federal funds being used on functional classifications
3.5	Texas Constitution, Article III. Legislative Department. Section 49-k	Texas Mobility Fund - construction funding
3.5.1	Clean Air Act	Air quality
3.5.1	43 TAC §15.50 et seq.	Federal, state, local participation of funding
3.5.2	43 TAC §15.52	Federal, state, local participation agreements
3.5.2	43 TAC §15.50 et seq.	Federal, State, Local Participation of Funding
3.6.3	43 TAC Part 1 Chapter 21	Right-of-way
4.2	23 CFR Part 752	Landscape and roadside development
4.2	23 USC §319	Landscape and scenic enhancement
4.2	23 CFR PART 626	Pavement policy, federal-aid projects
4.2	43 TAC, §11.200 et seq.	Transportation Enhancement Program
4.2.2	TTC §203.031	Control of access
4.3.1.1	23 USC §217(g)(1)	Bike and pedestrian accommodations
4.3.1.1	23 CFR PART 626	Pavement policy, federal-aid projects
4.3.1.4	43 TAC Part 1 Chapter 21	Right-of-way
4.3.1.5	43 TAC §2.105	Public meeting
4.3.2.3	43 TAC Part 1 Chapter 21	Right-of-way
4.3.2.6	TTC §201.811	Public involvement policy
4.4.1.4	23 USC §217	Bicycle transportation and pedestrian walkways
4.4.1.4	23 USC §217(g)(1)	Bike and pedestrian accommodations
4.4.1.4	Texas Government Code Chapter 469	Elimination of Architectural Barriers
4.4.1.4	23 USC Chapter 1	Federal Aid Highways - Standards; Metropolitan transportation planning; and statewide and metropolitan transportation planning
4.4.1.4	TTC §201.902	Road use by bicyclists
4.4.1.4	49 CFR §37.9	Standards for accessible transportation facilities
4.4.10.1	23 USC §329	Eligibility for control of noxious weeds and aquatic noxious weeds and establishment of native species
4.4.10.1	43 TAC §11.100 et seq.	Green Ribbon projects
4.4.10.2	Government Code §411.0099	Commercial motor vehicle inspection stations
4.4.11	36 CFR §1119.1	Accessibility guidelines
4.4.11	41 CFR §102.76	ADA Standards and PROWAG
4.4.6.1	23 CFR PART 626	Pavement policy, federal-aid projects
4.4.8.2	43 TAC §25.11	Continuous and safety lighting systems
4.4.8.2	14 CFR §77.9	FAA "construction or alteration requiring notice
4.4.8.2	14 CFR §77.7	FAA "form and time of notice
4.4.8.2	23 CFR Part 620 Subpart A	Highway improvements in the vicinity of airports
4.4.8.3	Executive Order - Accelerating Broadband Infrastructure Deployment	ITS
4.4.8.3	National ITS Architecture	ITS
4.4.8.3	23 USC §167	ITS - National Highway Freight Program
4.4.8.3	23 USC §117	ITS - Nationally significant freight and highway projects
4.4.8.4	23 USC §111	Agreements relating to the use of and access to rights-of-way interstate system
4.4.8.4	FHWA, Directives and Memorandum, Notice - Interstate Access	Interstate access
4.4.9	43 TAC Part 1, Chapter 7,	Railroad coordination
4.4.9	43 TAC Part 1 Chapter 21	Right-of-way
4.5	FHWA Order 1311.1B	FHWA Value Engineering (VE) Policy, August 28, 2013
4.5	23 CFR Part 627	Value Engineering
4.5	23 USC §106(e-g)	Value Engineering project approval and oversight
4.7	43 TAC Part 1 Chapter 21	Right-of-way
4.9	43 TAC §15.50 et seq.	Federal, state, local participation of funding
4.9	43 TAC §15.70 et seq.	International bridge funding
5.2	First Renewed Memorandum of Understanding Between the Federal Highway Administration and the Texas Department of Transportation Concerning State of Texas’ Participation in the Project Delivery Program Pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 327	Assignment MOU
5.2	National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)	NEPA federal law
5.3	National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)	NEPA federal law
5.3	43 TAC 2	Environmental review of transportation projects
5.4	TTC §201.752	Environmental reviews of state projects
5.4.2	43 TAC §2.81 et seq.	Environmental review of categorical exclusions
5.4.3	23 CFR 771.129	Reevaluations - federal projects
5.4.3	43 TAC § 2.85	State projects reevaluations
5.5.2	Texas Health and Safety Code, Clean Air Act (TCAA)	Air quality
5.5.2.1	40 CFR §1500 et seq.	Council on Environmental Quality - NEPA
5.5.2.1	TTC §201.615	Design considerations in developing transportation projects
5.5.3.1	49 CFR Part 24	Federal aid programs and projects uniform relocation assistance and real property acquisition for federal and federally assisted programs
5.5.3.1	43 TAC Part 1 Chapter 21	Right-of-way
5.5.3.2	Chapter 26 of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Code (PWC)	Chapter 26 Parks and Wildlife Code
5.5.3.2	23 CFR §774.1 et seq.	Section 4(f) - Policy on lands, wildlife and waterfowl refuges, and historic sites
5.5.3.2	23 CFR 774.5(b)	Section 4(f) de minimis impact determinations
5.5.3.2	23 USC 138	Section 4(f) of the U.S. Department of Transportation Act
5.5.3.2	49 USC 303;	Section 4(f) of the U.S. Department of Transportation Act
5.5.3.2	36 CFR Part 59	Section 6(f) - Parks, Forests, and Public Property
5.5.3.2	US DOT Act of 1966, as amended, Section 4(f)	Section 4(f) - US DOT Act of 1966, as amended
5.5.3.3	23 CFR 650	Bridges, structures, and hydraulics
5.5.3.3	Clean Water Act of 1972	Clean Water Act of 1972
5.5.3.3	Section 401 Water Quality Certification	Clean Water Act permits
5.5.3.3	Section 402 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System	Clean Water Act permits
5.5.3.3	Section 404 Regulatory Program	Clean Water Act permits
5.5.3.3	33 CFR 238	Flood damage reduction measures in urban areas
5.5.3.3	Executive Order 11988	Floodplain management
5.5.3.3	33 CFR §208.10	Local flood protection works
5.5.3.3	CFR Title 33	Navigable waters
5.5.3.3	33 CFR §323.3	Permits for discharges of dredged or fill material into waters of the Unites States
5.5.3.3	33 USC §401	Protection of navigable waters and of harbor and river improvements generally
5.5.3.3	Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972	Protection, restoration, and development of the nation’s coastal communities and natural resources.
5.5.4.3	CWA §404(b)(1)	Guidelines for more comprehensive standards for compensatory mitigation
5.5.4.3	TTC §201.617	Mitigation of adverse environmental impacts
5.6	30 TAC Chapter 213	Edwards Aquifer Act
5.6	Health and Safety Code	Health and Safety Code - project includes a cemetery
5.6	National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (NHPA), as amended, Section 106	National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (NHPA), as amended, Section 106
5.6	Natural Resources Code, Title 9 - Chapter 191 Antiquities Code	Natural Resources Code, Title 9 - Chapter 191 Antiquities Code
5.6	36 CFR Part 800	Protection of Historic Properties (Section 106)
5.6.1	National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)	Air quality
5.6.1	Clean Air Act	Clean Air Act
5.6.2	Texas Roadside Parks Study - Historic Context & National Register Requirements	Historic properties
5.6.2	National Historic Preservation Act of 1966	Historic properties
5.6.2	Department of Transportation Act of 1966	Historic properties
5.6.2	National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 as amended	Historic properties
5.6.2	Historical and Archeological Data Preservation Act of 1974	Historic properties
5.6.2	Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991	Historic properties
5.6.2	43 TAC §2.251 et seq.	Memorandum of understanding with the Texas Historical Commission historic properties
5.6.3	Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (CZMA)	Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (CZMA)
5.6.3	Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 (MPRSA), as amended	Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 (MPRSA), as amended
5.6.5	Executive Order 12898	Address environmental justice in minority populations and low-income populations”
5.6.5	Executive Order 13166	Improving access to services for persons with limited english proficiency
5.6.7	Texas Roadside Parks Study - Historic Context & National Register Requirements	Historic properties
5.6.7	National Historic Preservation Act of 1966	Historic properties
5.6.7	Department of Transportation Act of 1966	Historic properties
5.6.7	National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 as amended	Historic properties
5.6.7	Historical and Archeological Data Preservation Act of 1974	Historic properties
5.6.7	Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991	Historic properties
5.6.7	43 TAC §2.251 et seq.	Memorandum of understanding with the Texas Historical Commission historic properties
5.6.7	Texas Historical Commission	Texas Historical Commission
5.6.9	Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1970	Noise - mitigation
5.6.9	23 CFR Part 772	Noise - procedures for highway traffic noise and construction noise
5.6.9	Noise Control Act of 1972	Noise - source control
5.7	43 TAC §2.105	Public meeting
5.7	40 CFR §1500 et seq.	Council on Environmental Quality - NEPA
5.7	23 USC 139	Efficient environmental reviews for project decision-making
5.7	23 USC 128:	Public hearings
5.7	23 CFR §771.111	Public involvement - federal projects
5.7	16 USC 470	Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act
5.7	36 CFR 800	Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act procedures for implementation
5.7	TTC §203.022	State projects notice and opportunity to comment
5.7	TTC §203.021	State projects public hearings
5.7	43 TAC §2.101 et seq.	State projects public involvement
5.7	43 TAC §1.5	State projects public involvement - public hearings
5.7	TTC §203.021	State projects Public Involvement - public hearings
5.7	TTC §203.023	State projects public Involvement - substantial change in design
5.7	42 USC 2000d(1-7)	Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
5.7	Texas Transportation Commission Policy, Minute Order 112555, January 27, 2011	TxDOT public involvement policy
5.7.1	TTC §201.811	Public involvement policy
5.7.1	43 TAC §2.104	Notice and opportunity to comment
5.7.1	43 TAC §2.105	Public Meeting
5.7.1	43 TAC §2.106	Opportunity for Public Hearing
5.7.1	43 TAC §2.107	Public Hearing
5.8	Coastal Barrier Resources Act of 1982	Coastal Barrier Resources Act of 1982
5.8	Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (CZMA)	Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (CZMA)
5.8	Endangered Species Act	Endangered Species Act
5.8	Farmland Protection Policy Act (FPPA)	Farmland Protection Policy Act (FPPA)
5.8	Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (TPDES)	TCEQ: Texas Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit
5.8	Chapter 84 of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Code	Texas Farm And Ranch Lands Conservation Program
5.9	23 CFR Part 771	Environmental impact and related procedures - environmental clearance
5.9	23 CFR §771.101 et seq.	FHWA environmental review
6.2.2	Utilities Code Chapter 251	Underground facility damage prevention and safety
6.3	TTC Chapter 203, Subchapter D	Acquisition of property
6.3	43 TAC §21.7	Land acquisition procedures donation of real properties
6.3	43 TAC §21.16	Land acquisition procedures use of options to purchase for advance acquisition of real property
6.3	43 TAC §21.2	Land acquisition procedures, controlled access highways
6.3	23 CFR §710.503	Protective buying and hardship acquisition
6.3	Federal-aid Program or Projects: 49 CFR Subpart B	Real property acquisition
6.3	23 CFR §710.505	Real property donations
6.3	43 TAC §21.111 et seq.	Relocation assistance and benefits
6.3	Property Code § 21.046	Relocation assistance program
6.3	43 TAC §21.101 et seq.	Right-of-way - disposal of real estate interests
6.3	42 USC Ch. 61 §4601 et seq.	Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Properties Acquisitions Policies Act of 1970, as amended (Uniform Act),
6.3	49 CFR Part 24	Uniform relocation assistance and real property acquisition for federal and federally assisted programs
6.3	43 TAC Part 1 Chapter 21	Right-of-way
6.3.11	Property Code, Chapter 21	Eminent domain
6.3.12	43 TAC §21.53	Joint use agreement forms
6.3.12	43 TAC §11.21	Multiple use of highway right-of-way
6.3.12	Texas Transportation Commission Minute Order No. 65169	Use of right-of-way by others, pp 44-47
6.3.14	23 CFR §635.112	Advertising for bids and proposals
6.3.6	Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice	as promulgated by the Appraisal Standards Board (ASB) of the congressionally authorized nonprofit Appraisal Foundation.
6.3.8	TTC §203.051	Acquisition of property
6.3.9	43 TAC §15.50 et seq.	Federal, state, local participation of funding
6.4	23 CFR 645 Subpart B	Accommodation of utilities - federal projects
6.4	23 USC §123.	Relocation of utility facilities
6.4	43 TAC §21.21 et seq.	Utility adjustment, relocation, or removal - state participation
6.4	23 CFR Part 645	Utilities
6.4	43 TAC Part 1 Chapter 21	Right-of-way
6.4	43 TAC § 21.21 et seq.	Utility accommodations - federal projects participation
6.4	43 TAC § 21.21 et seq.	Utility accommodations - state projects participation
6.4.3	43 TAC §21.22	Utility agreements
6.4.5	23 CFR §635.112	Advertising for bids and proposals
6.5	43 TAC §21.31 et seq.	Utility accommodation - costs (reimbursable/non-reimbursable)
6.5	TTC §224.008	Utility relocation costs
6.5	43 TAC Part 1 Chapter 21	Right-of-way
6.5	23 CFR 645 Subpart B	Utility accommodations - federal projects participation
6.5	43 TAC § 21.21 et seq.	Utility accommodations - state projects participation
6.5.1	TTC §203.092	Reimbursement for relocation of utility facilities
6.5.2	TTC §203.0921	Department relocation of utility facilities for essential highway improvement
7.4	23 CFR §630 Subpart J	Work zone safety and mobility - TCP
7.4.3.1	TTC §224.091	Detour roads
7.4.3.1	Transportation Code Chapter 221	General provisions - road closures
7.4.3.1	Transportation Code Chapter 201	General provisions and administration - road closures
7.4.3.1	Government Code, Chapter 771	Interagency Cooperation Act - road closures
7.4.3.1	Government Code, Chapter 791	Interlocal cooperation contracts - road closures
7.4.3.2	Transportation Code Chapter 221	General provisions - road closures
7.4.3.2	Transportation Code Chapter 201	General provisions and administration - road closures
7.4.3.2	Government Code, Chapter 771	Interagency Cooperation Act - road closures
7.4.3.2	Government Code, Chapter 791	Interlocal cooperation contracts - road closures
7.4.3.2	43 TAC §22.12	Road closures
7.5.2	43 TAC §11.50 et seq	Access connections to state highways
7.5.4	23 USC §217(g)(1)	Bike and pedestrian accommodations
7.5.4	Texas Government Code Chapter 469	Elimination of Architectural Barriers
7.5.4.1	16 TAC §68.50	TDLR submission of construction documents
7.5.4.1	16 TAC §68.31	TDLR variance procedures
7.9.2	14 CFR §77.9	FAA construction or alteration requiring notice
7.9.2	14 CFR §77.7	FAA form and time of notice
7.9.2	23 CFR Part 620 Subpart A	Highway improvements in the vicinity of airports
7.9.2	Health and Safety Code, Chapter 425	Light pollution - regulation of certain outdoor lighting
7.11.4	CWA §404(b)(1)	Guidelines for more comprehensive standards for compensatory mitigation
7.12.1	23 USC §329	Eligibility for control of noxious weeds and aquatic noxious weeds and establishment of native species
7.12.1	43 TAC §11.100 et seq.	Green Ribbon projects
7.12.1	23 CFR Part 752	Landscape and roadside development
7.12.1	23 USC §319	Landscape and scenic enhancement
7.12.1	43 TAC, §11.200 et seq.	Transportation Enhancement Program
7.12.3	23 CFR Part 625	Design standards for highways - design exceptions and waivers
7.13.1	23 CFR §635.411	Proprietary materials - regulation: material or product selection
8.2	23 CFR 635 Subpart C	Physical construction authorization
8.2	TTC §201.943(d)	Purposes for obligation to be issued
8.2	23 CFR §635.309	Authority to issue obligations
8.2	23 USC §106	Authorization to advertise for construction bids
8.2.3	23 USC §109	Project approval and oversight - submit PS&E to DES
8.2.3	TTC §223.0042	Standards - submit PS&E to DES
8.2.6	Texas Government Code §2155.083	Contract information on internet website
8.2.6	43 TAC §9.13(c)	Electronic state business daily; notice regarding procurements exceeding $25,000
8.2.6	Texas Government Code §2155.083	Notice of letting and issuance of bid forms
8.3.1	43 TAC §9.15	Electronic state business daily; notice regarding procurements exceeding $25,000
8.3.1	23 CFR §635.113	Acceptance, rejection, and reading of bids
8.3.1	TTC §223.004	Bid opening and bid tabulations, federal-aid contracts
8.4.1	Transportation Code Chapter 223	Filing, opening, and rejection of bids
8.4.1	43 TAC § 9.15 - 9.17	Bids and contracts for highway projects
8.4.1	43 TAC § 9.17	Contract and grant management, highway improvement projects
8.4.2	23 CFR §635.114	Award of contract
8.4.2	43 TAC §9.18	Award of contract and concurrence in award