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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a moratorium on tolls by the Texas Department of |
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Transportation. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. MORATORIUM ON TOLLS BY TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF |
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TRANSPORTATION. The Texas Department of Transportation may not |
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impose a toll for the use of any portion of a highway or roadway in |
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the state highway system that did not have a toll in effect on or |
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before the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 2. EXPIRATION. This Act expires September 1, 2011. |
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SECTION 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Act takes effect |
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immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members |
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elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas |
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Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for |
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immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |