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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to agreements between a regional tollway authority and a |
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local governmental entity governing the ownership, construction, |
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maintenance, and operation of toll projects. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 366.303, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by amending Subsection (d) and adding Subsections (f) and (g) to |
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read as follows: |
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(d) The term of an agreement under Subsections (a) through |
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(c) [this section] may not exceed 40 years. |
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(f) Except as provided by Subsection (g), a local |
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governmental entity may not own, construct, maintain, or operate a |
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turnpike project or other toll project, as that term is defined by |
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Section 201.001, in a county that is part of an authority unless the |
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local governmental entity and the authority enter into a written |
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agreement specifying the terms and conditions under which the |
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project will be undertaken. |
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(g) Subsection (f) does not apply to a turnpike project or |
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toll project located in a county to which an authority has |
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transferred under Section 366.036 or leased, sold, or conveyed |
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under Section 366.172: |
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(1) all turnpike projects of the authority that are |
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located in the county; and |
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(2) all work product developed by the authority in |
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determining the feasibility of the construction, improvement, |
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extension, or expansion of a turnpike project to be located in the |
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county. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |