TITLE: Relating to the use of habitual toll violator remedies by certain toll project entities.

SUMMARY: Relating to the use of habitual toll violator remedies by certain toll project entities.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the use of habitual toll violator remedies by certain toll project entities. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 372.101, Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 372.101. APPLICABILITY. Except as provided by Section 372.115(b), this [This] subchapter does not apply to a county acting under Chapter 284. SECTION 2. Section 372.115, Transportation Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 372.115. USE OF REMEDIES OPTIONAL;EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN COUNTY TOLL AUTHORITIES.(a) A toll project entity's use of remedies under this subchapter is cumulative of other remedies and,except as provided by Subsection (b), is optional.Nothing [ and nothing] in this subchapter prohibits a toll project entity from exercising any other enforcement remedies available under this chapter or other law. (b) A county acting under Chapter 284 that participates in a regional tollway authority under Chapter 366 shall pursue the habitual violator remedies under this subchapter. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.