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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a highway toll exemption for public school buses in |
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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 372, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 372.059 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 372.059. PUBLIC SCHOOL BUSES. (a) A toll project |
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entity may not require a school bus exempt from registration fees |
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under Section 502.453 to pay a toll for use of a toll project in a |
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county with a population of more than four million. |
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(b) This section does not affect the ability of a toll |
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project entity to adopt policies or rules regarding the use of a |
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toll project or managed lane of the entity, including policies or |
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rules prohibiting the use of the toll project or managed lane by |
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vehicles unable to maintain minimum designated travel speeds. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |