The bill would amend Transportation Code, Chapter 228, to prohibit the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) from charging a toll on a segment of State Highway 99 located in a county with a population less than 75,000 if the county submits a resolution to TxDOT stating that imposition of tolls on the segment has created a safety hazard on another state highway located in the county; and construction on or closure of a highway or other public road is located within two miles of the segment.
TxDOT reports that the segment of State Highway 99, subject to the provisions of the bill, is part of the Grand Parkway System and that revenue from the system is deposited in a trust for the benefit of the the Grand Parkway Transportation Corporations' bondholders. Based on the information provided by TxDOT, it is assumed implementation of the bill would not result in a significant fiscal impact to the State.
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.