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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the administrative fee charged for the collection of an |
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unpaid toll. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 366.178(c), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(c) If a person fails to pay the proper toll: |
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(1) on issuance of a notice of nonpayment, the |
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registered owner of the nonpaying vehicle shall pay both the proper |
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toll and the administrative fee; and |
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(2) an authority may charge an administrative fee of |
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not more than $50 [$100] to recover the cost of collecting the |
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unpaid toll. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act to Section |
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366.178(c), Transportation Code, does not affect fees imposed |
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before the effective date of this Act, and the law in effect before |
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that date is continued in effect for purposes of the liability for |
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and collection of those fees. |
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SECTION 3. 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. |