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House Bill 3588
ARTICLE 6. PASS-THROUGH TOLLS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Art. 1. Trans-Texas Corridor -
Art. 2. Regional Mobility
Authorities - Art. 3. Advance Acquisition of Property
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Art. 4. Rail Facilities
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Art. 5. Issuance of Bonds and Other Public Securities -
Art. 6.
Pass-Through Tolls -
Art. 7.
Conversion of Nontoll State Highway -
Art. 8.
Commercial Driver's Licenses -
Art. 9.
Motor Vehicle Sales Tax -
Art. 10.
Driver Responsibility -
Art. 11.
Disposition of Department of Public Safety Fees -
Art. 12.
Additional Court Costs -
Art. 13.
Statewide Coordination of Public Transportation -
Art. 14.
Conditional Grant Program -
Art. 15
Texas Turnpike Authority -
Art. 16.
Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Standards -
Art. 17.
Nonrepairable and Salvage Motor Vehicles; Salvage Vehicle Dealers -
Art. 18.
Funding of Port Security, Projects, and Studies -
Art. 19.
Miscellaneous Provisions -
Art. 20.
General Provisions; Effective Date
ARTICLE 6. PASS-THROUGH TOLLS
SECTION 6.01. Subchapter E, Chapter 222, Transportation Code, is amended by adding Section 222.104 to read as follows:
Sec. 222.104. PASS-THROUGH TOLLS.
(a) In this section, "pass-through toll" means a per vehicle fee or a per vehicle mile fee that is determined by the number of vehicles using a highway.
(b) The department may enter into an agreement with a public or private entity that provides for the payment of pass-through tolls to the public or private entity as reimbursement for the construction, maintenance, or operation of a toll or nontoll facility on the state highway system by the public or private entity.
(c) The department may enter into an agreement with a regional mobility authority, a regional tollway authority, or a county acting under Chapter 284 that provides for the payment of pass-through tolls to the authority or county as compensation for the payment of all or a portion of the costs of maintaining a state
highway or a portion of a state highway converted to a toll facility of the authority or county that the department estimates it would have incurred if the highway had not been converted.
(d) The department may use any available funds for the purpose of making a pass-through toll payment under this section.
(e) The commission may adopt rules necessary to implement this section. Rules adopted under this subsection may establish criteria for:
(1) determining the amount of pass-through tolls to be paid under this section; and
(2) allocating the risk that traffic volume will be higher or lower than the parties to an agreement under this section anticipated in entering the agreement.
SECTION 6.02. This article takes effect immediately if this Act 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 article takes effect September 1, 2003.
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