81R8832 JTS-F
By: Davis, Wendy S.B. No. 1234
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the allocation of the distribution of surplus revenue
of a toll project or system.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 228.006, Transportation Code, is amended
by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (a-1) to read as
follows:
(a) The commission shall authorize the use of surplus
revenue of a toll project or system to pay the costs of a
transportation project, highway project, or air quality project in
the region [within a department district] in which [any part of] the
toll project or system is located.
(a-1) The department shall allocate the distribution of the
surplus toll revenue to department districts in the region that are
located in the boundaries of the metropolitan planning organization
in which the toll project or system is located based on the
percentage of toll revenue from users in each department district
of the project or system. To assist the department in determining
the allocation, each entity responsible for collecting tolls for a
project or system shall calculate on an annual basis the percentage
of toll revenue from users of the project or system in each
department district based on the number of recorded electronic toll
collections.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.