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Bill Putting Brakes On Trans-Texas Corridor Project Sent To Governor May 2, 2007 KWTX-TV, Waco The Texas House Wednesday gave final approval to a bill placing a two-year moratorium on private toll road contracts. Lawmakers sent the bill to Gov. Rick Perry, setting up a showdown over the future of the state's transportation policy. Perry, who's backing his proposed Trans-Texas Corridor highway and rail project, had urged the Legislature to reject the freeze. The House approved the measure 139-to-1. The lone dissenter was Representative Mike Krusee of Round Rock, a Perry ally on toll roads and chairman of the House Transportation Committee. The Senate approved the bill last week. The moratorium includes exceptions for a few projects across the state. Those projects would be subject to scrutiny by the attorney general's office, the state auditor's office and the Legislative Budget Board. The proposal also tightens controls on the comprehensive development agreements, reducing their maximum duration from 70 years to 40 years and allowing the state to buy back a project. The legislation gives local authorities more power over toll projects in their areas.
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