Section 11.304 - Eligible Activities(a) During a program call administered by the department, TAP funds may be awarded for any of the following activities: (1) construction of on-road and off-road trail facilities for pedestrians, bicyclists, and other non-motorized forms of transportation, including sidewalks, bicycle infrastructure, pedestrian and bicycle signals, traffic calming techniques, lighting and other safety-related infrastructure, and transportation projects to achieve compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990;(2) construction of infrastructure-related projects and systems that will provide safe routes for non-drivers, including children, older adults, and individuals with disabilities to access daily needs;(3) conversion and use of abandoned railroad corridors for trails for pedestrians, bicyclists, or other non-motorized transportation users; and(4) construction of infrastructure-related projects to improve the ability of students to walk and bicycle to school, including sidewalk improvements, traffic calming and speed reduction improvements, pedestrian and bicycle crossing improvements, on-street bicycle facilities, off-street bicycle and pedestrian facilities, secure bicycle parking facilities, and traffic diversion improvements in the vicinity of schools.(b) A project that will require the acquisition of real property through the exercise of eminent domain or condemnation is not eligible for participation in the TAP.(c) Whether proposed as an independent project or as an element of a larger transportation project, the project must be limited to a logical unit of work and be constructible as an independent project. 43 Tex. Admin. Code § 11.304
Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 39, Number 40, October 3, 2014, TexReg 7938, eff. 10/12/2014