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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to administrative fees for nonpayment of a toll. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 371, Transportation Code, as added by |
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Chapters 103 (H.B. 570) and 258 (S.B. 11), Acts of the 80th |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 2007, is reenacted, redesignated as |
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Chapter 372, Transportation Code, and amended to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 372 [371]. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF |
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TOLL PROJECT |
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SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
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Sec. 372.001 [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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SUBCHAPTER B. TOLL PROJECT OPERATION |
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Sec. 372.051 [371.051]. USE OF MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION |
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OR LICENSE PLATE INFORMATION. (a) A toll project entity may not |
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use motor vehicle registration or other information derived from a |
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license plate on a vehicle using a toll project, including |
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information obtained by the use of automated enforcement technology |
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described by Section 228.058, for purposes other than those related |
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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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Sec. 372.052 [371.001]. VEHICLES USED BY NONPROFIT |
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DISASTER RELIEF ORGANIZATIONS. [(a) In this section:
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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 is:
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[(A) a part of the state highway system; or
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[(B)
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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[(b)] A toll project entity may not require a vehicle |
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registered under Section 502.203 to pay a toll for the use of a toll |
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project. |
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Sec. 372.053. PROHIBITION AGAINST CHARGING VEHICLE LESSOR |
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ADMINISTRATIVE FEE. A toll project entity may not charge a |
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registered owner an administrative fee or cost for the nonpayment |
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of a toll, including an administrative fee or cost under Section |
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228.055, 284.0701, 366.178, or 370.177, if the registered owner is |
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a lessor of the vehicle. |
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SECTION 2. Section 372.053, Transportation Code, as added |
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by this Act, applies only to the nonpayment of a toll that occurs on |
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or after September 1, 2009. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |