(a) The department shall conduct a long-term needs assessment for the enforcement of commercial motor vehicle rules that considers at a minimum:
(1) the inventory of current facilities and equipment used for enforcement, including types of scales, structures, space, and other equipment;
(2) enforcement activity, including trend information, at fixed-site facilities;
(3) staffing levels and operating hours for each facility; and
(4) needed infrastructure improvements and the associated costs and projected increase in activity that would result from the improvements.
(b) The department shall submit a biennial report to the legislative committees with primary jurisdiction over state budgetary matters and the Texas Transportation Commission that reflects the results of the needs assessment conducted under Subsection (a). The report shall be submitted to the legislature in conjunction with the department’s legislative appropriations request.