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Amend SB 792 by adding the following Section, appropriately
numbered:
SECTION ____. Subchapter B, Chapter 228, TRANSPORTATION
CODE, is amended by adding Section 228.065 to read as follows:
SECTION 228.065. An entity operating a toll lane pursuant to
Section 228.007(b) of this Chapter has, with regard to toll
collection and enforcement for that toll lane, the same powers and
duties as the department under this Chapter. Each failure to pay a
toll or administrative fee imposed under this section is a separate
offense. An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable
by a fine not to exceed $250, and the provisions of Section 228.056
apply to the prosecution of an offense. The entity may use revenues
for improvement, extension, expansion or maintenance of the toll
lane.