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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to toll collection and enforcement on state highway toll |
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lanes by entities other than the Texas Department of |
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Transportation. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 228.059, Transportation Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 228.059. TOLL COLLECTION AND ENFORCEMENT BY OTHER |
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ENTITY. (a) An entity operating a toll lane pursuant to Section |
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228.007(b) or under an agreement under Subchapter E, Chapter 223, |
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has, with regard to toll collection and enforcement for that toll |
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lane, the same powers and duties as the department under this |
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chapter, except as provided by Subsection (b). The entity may use |
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revenues for improvement, extension, expansion, or maintenance of |
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the toll lane. |
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(b) Notwithstanding Sections 228.0545, 228.0546, and |
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228.0547 or other law, a toll collected pursuant to an agreement for |
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tolling services with a toll project entity other than the |
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department is governed by the fee and fine structure of the entity |
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issuing the initial toll invoice. |
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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, 2021. |