TITLE: Relating to a highway toll exemption for public school buses in certain counties.

SUMMARY: Relating to a highway toll exemption for public school buses in certain counties.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to a highway toll exemption for public school buses in certain counties. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 372, Transportation Code, is amended by adding Section 372.059 to read as follows: Sec. 372.059. PUBLIC SCHOOL BUSES. (a) A toll project entity may not require a school bus exempt from registration fees under Section 502.453 to pay a toll for use of a toll project in a county with a population of more than four million. (b) This section does not affect the ability of a toll project entity to adopt policies or rules regarding the use of a toll project or managed lane of the entity, including policies or rules prohibiting the use of the toll project or managed lane by vehicles unable to maintain minimum designated travel speeds. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.