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