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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to authorizing the collection of a service charge on |
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certain electronic toll collection customer account payments. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 228.052, Transportation Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 228.052. OPERATION OF TOLL PROJECT OR SYSTEM. |
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(a) The department may enter into an agreement with one or more |
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persons to provide, on terms approved by the department, personnel, |
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equipment, systems, facilities, and services necessary to operate a |
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toll project or system, including the operation of toll plazas and |
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lanes and customer service centers and the collection of tolls. |
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(b) A person that enters into an agreement with the |
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department to provide services for a customer to pay an amount on an |
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electronic toll collection customer account at a location other |
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than a department office may collect from the customer a service |
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charge in addition to the amount paid on the account. |
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(c) The commission by rule shall set the maximum amount a |
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person may collect as a service charge under Subsection (b), which |
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may not exceed $3 for a payment transaction. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |