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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. (a) The |
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department may enter into an agreement with one or more persons to |
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provide, on terms approved by the department, personnel, equipment, |
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systems, facilities, and services necessary to operate a toll |
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project or system, including the operation of toll plazas and lanes |
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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. The |
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department shall determine the amount of the service charge, which |
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may not exceed $1 for a payment transaction. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |