87R4629 JTS-D
By: Alvarado S.B. No. 1453
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to toll collection and enforcement on state highway toll
lanes by entities other than the Texas Department of
Transportation.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 228.059, Transportation Code, is amended
to read as follows:
Sec. 228.059. TOLL COLLECTION AND ENFORCEMENT BY OTHER
ENTITY. (a) An entity operating a toll lane pursuant to Section
228.007(b) or under an agreement under Subchapter E, Chapter 223,
has, with regard to toll collection and enforcement for that toll
lane, the same powers and duties as the department under this
chapter, except as provided by Subsection (b). The entity may use
revenues for improvement, extension, expansion, or maintenance of
the toll lane.
(b) Notwithstanding Sections 228.0545, 228.0546, and
228.0547 or other law, a toll collected pursuant to an agreement for
tolling services with a toll project entity other than the
department is governed by the fee and fine structure of the entity
issuing the initial toll invoice.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2021.