| 4 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 5 | 7 | | relating to the electronic transmission of an invoice or notice of |
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| 6 | 8 | | toll nonpayment by a toll project entity. |
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| 7 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 8 | 10 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 284, Transportation Code, |
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| 9 | 11 | | is amended by adding Section 284.0703 to read as follows: |
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| 10 | 12 | | Sec. 284.0703. METHOD OF SENDING INVOICE OR NOTICE. As |
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| 11 | 13 | | authorized under Section 322.008(d)(2), Business & Commerce Code, a |
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| 12 | 14 | | county may provide an invoice or notice required under this chapter |
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| 13 | 15 | | to be sent by first class mail instead as an electronic record: |
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| 14 | 16 | | (1) if the recipient of the information agrees to the |
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| 15 | 17 | | transmission of the information as an electronic record; and |
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| 16 | 18 | | (2) on terms acceptable to the recipient. |
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| 17 | 19 | | SECTION 2. Section 370.177, Transportation Code, is amended |
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| 18 | 20 | | by adding Subsection (n) to read as follows: |
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| 19 | 21 | | (n) As authorized under Section 322.008(d)(2), Business & |
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| 20 | 22 | | Commerce Code, an authority may provide an invoice or notice |
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| 21 | 23 | | required under this section to be sent by first class mail instead |
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| 22 | 24 | | as an electronic record: |
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| 23 | 25 | | (1) if the recipient of the information agrees to the |
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| 24 | 26 | | transmission of the information as an electronic record; and |
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| 25 | 27 | | (2) on terms acceptable to the recipient. |
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| 26 | 28 | | SECTION 3. Subchapter C, Chapter 372, Transportation Code, |
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| 27 | 29 | | is amended by adding Section 372.116 to read as follows: |
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| 28 | 30 | | Sec. 372.116. METHOD OF SENDING INVOICE OR NOTICE. As |
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| 29 | 31 | | authorized under Section 322.008(d)(2), Business & Commerce Code, a |
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| 30 | 32 | | toll project entity may provide an invoice or notice required under |
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| 31 | 33 | | this subchapter to be sent by first class mail instead as an |
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| 32 | 34 | | electronic record: |
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| 33 | 35 | | (1) if the recipient of the information agrees to the |
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| 34 | 36 | | transmission of the information as an electronic record; and |
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| 35 | 37 | | (2) on terms acceptable to the recipient. |
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| 36 | 38 | | SECTION 4. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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| 37 | 39 | | to the collection of a toll incurred on or after the effective date |
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| 38 | 40 | | of this Act. The collection of a toll incurred before the effective |
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| 39 | 41 | | date of this Act is governed by the law in effect immediately before |
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| 40 | 42 | | the effective date of this Act, and that law is continued in effect |
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| 41 | 43 | | for that purpose. |
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| 42 | 44 | | SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |
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| 43 | | - | ______________________________ ______________________________ |
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| 44 | | - | President of the Senate Speaker of the House |
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| 45 | | - | I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1311 passed the Senate on |
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| 46 | | - | April 11, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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| 47 | | - | ______________________________ |
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| 48 | | - | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 49 | | - | I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1311 passed the House on |
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| 50 | | - | May 22, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 143, Nays 0, |
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| 51 | | - | two present not voting. |
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| 52 | | - | ______________________________ |
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| 53 | | - | Chief Clerk of the House |
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| 54 | | - | Approved: |
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| 55 | | - | ______________________________ |
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| 56 | | - | Date |
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| 57 | | - | ______________________________ |
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| 58 | | - | Governor |
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