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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the suspension of toll collection during a declared |
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state of disaster; suspending tolls. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 228.054(a), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by Subsection (e) or Section 228.0545 |
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or 228.060, the operator of a vehicle, other than an authorized |
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emergency vehicle, as defined by Section 541.201, that is driven or |
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towed through a toll collection facility shall pay the proper |
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toll. The exemption from payment of a toll for an authorized |
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emergency vehicle applies regardless of whether the vehicle is: |
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(1) responding to an emergency; |
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(2) displaying a flashing light; or |
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(3) marked as an emergency vehicle. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 228, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 228.060 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 228.060. SUSPENSION OF TOLL COLLECTION DURING STATE OF |
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DISASTER. During the period a declaration of a state of disaster is |
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in effect under Section 418.014, Government Code, the department, |
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or another person operating a toll project or lane under this |
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chapter, may not collect a toll for use of a toll project or lane if |
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the project or lane is located in the area designated by the |
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executive order or proclamation declaring the state of disaster. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |