(a) The commission shall:
(1) enhance existing sources of revenue; and
(2) create alternate sources of revenue.
(b) In carrying out this section, the commission shall provide for:
(1) maximizing the generation of revenue from existing assets of the department, including real estate;
(2) increasing the role of the private sector and public-private projects in the leasing of real estate and other assets in the development of highway projects;
(3) setting and attempting to meet annual revenue enhancement goals;
(4) reporting on the progress in meeting revenue enhancement goals in the department's annual report;
(5) contracting for an independent audit of the department's management and business operations in 2007 and each 12th year after 2007;
(6) developing a cost-benefit analysis between the use of local materials previously incorporated into roadways versus use of materials blended or transported from other sources; and
(7) increasing private investment in the transportation infrastructure, including the acquisition of causeways, bridges, tunnels, turnpikes, or other transportation facilities, in the Texas-Mexico border region, as defined by Section 2056.002, Government Code.
Official text of the Texas Transportation Code as published by the Texas Legislative Council.