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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the cessation of tolls on segments of State Highway 99 |
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located in certain counties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 228, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 228.060 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 228.060. CESSATION OF TOLLS ON STATE HIGHWAY 99 IN |
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CERTAIN COUNTIES. The department may not charge a toll, either |
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directly or indirectly through an agreement with another entity, on |
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a segment of State Highway 99 located in a county with a population |
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of less than 75,000 if: |
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(1) the county submits to the department a resolution |
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adopted by the county stating that the imposition of tolls on the |
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segment has created a safety hazard on another state highway |
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located in the county; and |
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(2) construction on or a closure of a highway or other |
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public road is located within two miles of the segment. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |