Amend CSSB 370 as follows:
      1)  On page 31, between lines 17 and 18, insert the following
as Section 224.158(c), Transportation Code:
      (c)  Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
contrary, the department, regional tollway authorities described in
Chapter 366; transportation corporations; all transferees of these
entities; and all third party service providers under contract with
one or more of these entities or a transferee of one or more of
these entities, shall consider offering motor vehicle operators the
option of using a transponder to pay tolls on a non-stop basis to
mitigate congestion at toll collection locations, to enhance
traffic flow and to otherwise increase efficiency of operations.
      2)  On page 58, line 9, insert the following after the end of
the sentence as part of Section 361.031(c), Transportation Code:
"The authority may enter into an agreement with one or more persons
to provide, on terms and conditions approved by the authority,
personnel and services to design, construct, operate, maintain,
expand, enlarge, or extend the authority's turnpike projects."
      3)  On page 73, between lines 4 and 5, insert the following
as new SECTION 7.21 of the bill and renumber the subsequent
sections appropriately:
      SECTION 7.21.  Section 361.255, Transportation Code, is
amended by adding a Subsection (c) to read as follows:
      (c)  Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
contrary, the authority, all transferees of the authority, and all
third party services providers under contract with the authority or
a transferee of the authority, shall consider offering motor
vehicle operators the option of using a transponder to pay tolls on
a non-stop basis to mitigate congestion at toll collection
locations, to enhance traffic flow and to otherwise increase
efficiency of operations.
      4)  On page 116, between lines 7 and 8, insert the following
as Section 366.179(c), Transportation Code:
      (c)  Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the
contrary, an authority, all transferees of an authority, and all
third party services providers under contract with an authority or
a transferee of an authority, shall consider offering motor vehicle
operators the option of using a transponder to pay tolls on a
non-stop basis to mitigate congestion at toll collection locations,
to enhance traffic flow and to otherwise increase efficiency of
operations.