By: Lucio  S.B. No. 2294
         (In the Senate - Filed May 5, 2017; May 8, 2017, read first
  time and referred to Committee on Transportation; May 17, 2017,
  reported favorably by the following vote:  Yeas 8, Nays 0;
  May 17, 2017, sent to printer.)
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
 
  relating to the use of regional mobility authority toll projects by
  public school buses.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Subchapter E, Chapter 370, Transportation Code,
  is amended by adding Section 370.194 to read as follows:
         Sec. 370.194.  USE OF TOLL PROJECTS BY PUBLIC SCHOOL BUSES.
  (a)  An authority may not require a school bus exempt from
  registration fees under Section 502.453 to pay a toll for use of an
  authority toll project.
         (b)  This section does not affect the ability of an authority
  to adopt policies or rules regarding the use of the authority's
  facilities, including policies or rules prohibiting the use of the
  authority's facilities by vehicles unable to maintain minimum
  designated travel speeds.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.
 
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