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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the allocation of the distribution of surplus revenue |
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of a toll project or system. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 228.006, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to read as |
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follows: |
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(a) The commission shall authorize the use of surplus |
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revenue of a toll project or system to pay the costs of a |
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transportation project, highway project, or air quality project in |
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the region [within a department district] in which [any part of] the |
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toll project or system is located. |
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(a-1) The department shall allocate the distribution of the |
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surplus toll revenue to department districts in the region that are |
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located in the boundaries of the metropolitan planning organization |
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in which the toll project or system is located based on the |
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percentage of toll revenue from users in each department district |
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of the project or system. To assist the department in determining |
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the allocation, each entity responsible for collecting tolls for a |
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project or system shall calculate on an annual basis the percentage |
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of toll revenue from users of the project or system in each |
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department district based on the number of recorded electronic toll |
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collections. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |