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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to highway toll payment plans and partial payments. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 372.101, Transportation Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 372.101. APPLICABILITY. This subchapter does not |
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apply to a county acting under Chapter 284, except that Sections |
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372.103 and 372.104 do apply to a county acting under Chapter 284. |
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SECTION 2. Section 372.103, Transportation Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 372.103. TOLL VIOLATION PAYMENT PLAN AND PARTIAL |
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PAYMENTS. (a) A toll project entity may enter into an agreement |
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with the registered owner of a vehicle, for whom a single payment is |
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not feasible, that allows the person to pay the total amount of |
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outstanding tolls, [and] administrative fees, or both tolls and |
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administrative fees over a specified period. The agreement must be |
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in writing and specify the amount due under the agreement [for tolls
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and administrative fees], the duration of the agreement, and the |
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amount of each payment. |
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(b) A toll project entity that accepts payment for tolls and |
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administrative fees on an Internet website must allow a user to pay |
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a portion of the total amount due. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |