Under various riders to the biennial General Appropriations Act, the Department has been authorized to assist the cities with the maintenance of city streets by providing engineering and maintenance expertise on roadway maintenance. Surplus materials will be given to a local government upon request after the Department has complied with the requirements of Transportation Code §201.706. For those cities that adopt or have adopted either a street use fee for maintenance or a specialized fee for street accessibility improvements as part of their local utility fees, the Department is authorized to coordinate its accessibility programs with those cities including providing engineering expertise where possible.