89R8984 GP-D
By: Zaffirini S.B. No. 1256
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the implementation of a veteran discount program for
the use of certain toll projects.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 228, Transportation Code,
is amended by adding Section 228.060 to read as follows:
Sec. 228.060. VETERAN DISCOUNT PROGRAM ON CERTAIN TOLL
PROJECTS. (a) The department shall establish and implement a
veteran discount program under Section 372.053 for electronic toll
collection customers using State Highway 130.
(b) The department shall use revenue received from tolls
collected under the comprehensive development agreement entered
into on or before March 22, 2007, for State Highway 130 from U.S.
Highway 183 to Interstate Highway 10 (Segments 5 and 6) to fund the
free or discounted use of State Highway 130 provided by the program
described by Subsection (a).
(c) In allocating revenue under Subsection (b), the
department:
(1) shall prioritize funding free or discounted toll
project usage for electronic toll collection customers using the
portion of State Highway 130 described by Subsection (b); and
(2) may, after allocating revenue for the purpose
described by Subdivision (1), use any remaining revenue to fund
free or discounted toll project usages for electronic toll
collection customers using portions of State Highway 130 not
described by Subdivision (1).
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.