By: Pena, Guillen (Senate Sponsor - Wentworth) H.B. No. 1274

(In the Senate - Received from the House April 27, 2011; May 2, 2011, read first time and referred to Committee on Administration; May 20, 2011, reported favorably by the following vote: Yeas 4, Nays 0; May 20, 2011, sent to printer.)

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to an exemption from the payment of a toll for unmarked military vehicles conducting or training for emergency operations.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 362.901(d), Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows:

(d) In this section:

(1) "Military vehicle" includes an unmarked military vehicle operated by military personnel conducting an emergency preparedness, response, or recovery operation or participating in a training exercise for an emergency preparedness, response, or recovery operation. The term does not include a vehicle operated for personal use.

(2) "Toll [, "toll] project" includes a toll road, toll highway, turnpike, toll bridge, ferry, or similar project, users of which are required to pay a toll or fare.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2011.

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