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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to international toll bridges in certain counties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 364, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 364.0001 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 364.0001. DEFINITION. (a) Except as provided by |
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Subsection (b), in this chapter, "bridge" includes a bridge used by |
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vehicles, pedestrians, or railroads, or a combination of vehicles, |
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pedestrians, or railroads. |
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(b) For the purposes of this chapter, "bridge" does not |
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include a railroad bridge in a county with a population of more than |
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675,000. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter A, Chapter 364, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 364.004 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 364.004. AGREEMENTS RELATING TO TOLL BRIDGE. (a) A |
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county may enter into and make payments under an agreement with a |
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private entity or another governmental entity to acquire, |
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construct, maintain, or operate a toll bridge, including an |
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international toll bridge, and a private or governmental entity in |
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this state may enter into an agreement with a county for that |
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purpose. |
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(b) In connection with or in support of an agreement entered |
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into under Subsection (a), the county may enter into a lease, an |
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operating agreement, a service agreement, a license agreement, a |
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franchise agreement, or a similar agreement with a private entity |
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or another governmental entity. |
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(c) This section does not apply to a county with a |
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population of more than 675,000. |
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SECTION 3. 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. |