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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the promotion of toll projects by the Texas Department |
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of Transportation. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 228.004, Transportation Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 228.004. [PROMOTION OF] TOLL PROJECT INFORMATION. (a) |
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The department may, notwithstanding Chapter 2113, Government Code, |
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engage in marketing, advertising, and other activities to provide |
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information relating to the status of pending or ongoing [promote
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the development and use of] toll projects and may enter into |
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contracts or agreements necessary to procure marketing, |
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advertising, or informational [other promotional] services from |
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outside service providers. |
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(b) This section does not authorize the department to engage |
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in marketing, advertising, or other activities for the purpose of |
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influencing public opinion about the use of toll roads or the use of |
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tolls as a financial mechanism. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a contract or agreement entered into or renewed under Section |
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228.004, Transportation Code, on or after the effective date of |
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this Act. A contract or agreement entered into or renewed under |
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that section before the effective date of this Act is governed by |
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the law in effect immediately before that date, and that law is |
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continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |