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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the cessation of tolls on state highway segments in |
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certain counties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 228, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 228.060 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 228.060. CESSATION OF TOLLS RESULTING IN SAFETY HAZARD |
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IN CERTAIN COUNTIES. The department may not charge a toll, either |
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directly or indirectly through an agreement with another entity, on |
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the segment of State Highway 99 located in a county that: |
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(1) has a population of less than 75,000; |
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(2) adopts a resolution stating that the imposition of |
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tolls on the segment has created a safety hazard on another state |
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highway located in the county; and |
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(3) submits the resolution to the department. |
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SECTION 2. 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, 2019. |