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Senate Bill 1131 |
Senate Author: Hinojosa |
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Effective: 6-17-05 |
House Sponsor: Seaman |
Senate Bill 1131 amends the Transportation Code to authorize the Texas Transportation Commission to convey a government-owned ferry to a county or a local government corporation that is incorporated under the Texas Transportation Corporation Act if a majority of the voters in the municipality in which the ferry is located approve the conveyance. The bill authorizes the county or local government corporation to temporarily charge a toll for use of a ferry conveyed under this provision to pay the costs necessary for an expansion of the ferry and to permanently charge a toll for use of ferry facilities that are part of the expansion. The bill amends the Regional Mobility Authority Act to provide that a municipality with a population of 5,000 or less in which a ferry system that is a part of the state highway system is located has the same authority as a county to create and participate in an authority and to authorize an authority to permanently charge a fee or toll for priority use of ferry facilities.