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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the use of motor vehicle registration or license plate |
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information collected by a toll project entity. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subtitle G, Title 6, Transportation Code, is |
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amended by adding Chapter 371 to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 371. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO MORE THAN |
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ONE TYPE OF TOLL PROJECT |
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SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
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Sec. 371.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: |
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(1) "Toll project" means a toll project described by |
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Section 201.001(b), regardless of whether the toll project: |
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(A) is a part of the state highway system; or |
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(B) is subject to the jurisdiction of the |
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department. |
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(2) "Toll project entity" means an entity authorized |
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by law to acquire, design, construct, finance, operate, and |
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maintain a toll project, including: |
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(A) the department under Chapter 227 or 228; |
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(B) a regional tollway authority under Chapter |
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366; |
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(C) a regional mobility authority under Chapter |
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370; or |
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(D) a county under Chapter 284. |
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[Sections 371.002-371.050 reserved for expansion] |
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SUBCHAPTER B. TOLL PROJECT OPERATION |
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Sec. 371.051. USE OF MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION OR LICENSE |
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PLATE INFORMATION. (a) A toll project entity may not use motor |
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vehicle registration or other information derived from a license |
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plate on a vehicle using a toll project, including information |
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obtained by the use of automated enforcement technology described |
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by Section 228.058, for purposes other than those related to: |
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(1) toll collection and toll collection enforcement; |
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and |
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(2) law enforcement purposes on request by a law |
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enforcement agency, subject to Section 228.058(d). |
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(b) If a toll project entity enters into an agreement with |
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an entity in another state that involves the exchange of motor |
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vehicle registration or license plate information for toll |
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collection or toll collection enforcement purposes, the agreement |
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must provide that the information may not be used for purposes other |
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than those described in Subsection (a). |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |
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