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| 1 | 1 | 85R2474 JTS-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Burkett H.B. No. 720 | |
| 3 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 6 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 7 | 7 | relating to highway toll payment plans and partial payments. | |
| 8 | 8 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 9 | 9 | SECTION 1. Section 372.101, Transportation Code, is amended | |
| 10 | 10 | to read as follows: | |
| 11 | 11 | Sec. 372.101. APPLICABILITY. This subchapter does not | |
| 12 | 12 | apply to a county acting under Chapter 284, except that Sections | |
| 13 | 13 | 372.103 and 372.104 do apply to a county acting under Chapter 284. | |
| 14 | 14 | SECTION 2. Section 372.103, Transportation Code, is amended | |
| 15 | 15 | to read as follows: | |
| 16 | 16 | Sec. 372.103. TOLL VIOLATION PAYMENT PLAN AND PARTIAL | |
| 17 | 17 | PAYMENTS. (a) A toll project entity may enter into an agreement | |
| 18 | 18 | with the registered owner of a vehicle, for whom a single payment is | |
| 19 | 19 | not feasible, that allows the person to pay the total amount of | |
| 20 | 20 | outstanding tolls, [and] administrative fees, or both tolls and | |
| 21 | 21 | administrative fees over a specified period. The agreement must be | |
| 22 | 22 | in writing and specify the amount due under the agreement [for tolls | |
| 23 | 23 | and administrative fees], the duration of the agreement, and the | |
| 24 | 24 | amount of each payment. | |
| 25 | 25 | (b) A toll project entity that accepts payment for tolls and | |
| 26 | 26 | administrative fees on an Internet website must allow a user to pay | |
| 27 | 27 | a portion of the total amount due. | |
| 28 | 28 | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |