By:  Whitmire                                                     S.B. No. 1060

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the disposition of revenue from local authority agreements with towing companies. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 545.305, Transportation Code, is amended by adding Subsection (f) to read as follows: (f) Revenue generated under an agreement by a local authority with a towing company to operate on a state highway, including a farm-to-market or ranch-to-market road, shall be used by the local authority only for transportation projects or services to improve mobility on those highways or roads. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2005.