| 1 | 1 | | 88R26179 JAM-F |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Perez, Allen, J. Johnson of Harris, H.B. No. 4679 |
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| 3 | 3 | | A. Johnson of Harris |
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| 4 | 4 | | Substitute the following for H.B. No. 4679: |
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| 5 | 5 | | By: Canales C.S.H.B. No. 4679 |
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| 8 | 8 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 9 | 9 | | AN ACT |
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| 10 | 10 | | relating to a highway toll exemption for public school buses in |
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| 11 | 11 | | certain counties. |
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| 12 | 12 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 13 | 13 | | SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 372, Transportation Code, |
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| 14 | 14 | | is amended by adding Section 372.059 to read as follows: |
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| 15 | 15 | | Sec. 372.059. PUBLIC SCHOOL BUSES. (a) A toll project |
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| 16 | 16 | | entity may not require a school bus exempt from registration fees |
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| 17 | 17 | | under Section 502.453 to pay a toll for use of a toll project in a |
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| 18 | 18 | | county with a population of more than four million. |
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| 19 | 19 | | (b) This section does not affect the ability of a toll |
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| 20 | 20 | | project entity to adopt policies or rules regarding the use of a |
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| 21 | 21 | | toll project or managed lane of the entity, including policies or |
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| 22 | 22 | | rules prohibiting the use of the toll project or managed lane by |
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| 23 | 23 | | vehicles unable to maintain minimum designated travel speeds. |
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| 24 | 24 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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