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TX Transp Code § 228.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle B - State Highway System|Chapter 228 - State Highway Toll Projects|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 228.004. Promotion of Toll Project

Sec. 228.004.  PROMOTION OF TOLL PROJECT.  The department may,  notwithstanding Chapter 2113, Government Code, engage in marketing, advertising, and other activities to promote the development and use of toll projects and may enter into contracts or agreements necessary to procure marketing, advertising, or other promotional services from outside service providers.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1171, Sec. 7.08, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 920, Sec. 4, eff. June 14, 2001;  Renumbered from Transportation Code Sec. 361.042 and amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 312, Sec. 6, eff. June 18, 2003 and Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1325, Sec. 15.06, eff. June 21, 2003.Transferred from Transportation Code, Section 361.032 and amended by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 281 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 2.34, eff. June 14, 2005.|
TX Transp Code § 228.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle B - State Highway System|Chapter 228 - State Highway Toll Projects|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 228.005. Revenue of Toll Project or System

Sec. 228.005.  REVENUE OF TOLL PROJECT OR SYSTEM.  Except as provided by Subchapter C, toll revenue or other revenue derived from a toll project or system that is collected or received by the department under this chapter, and a payment received by the department under a comprehensive development agreement for a toll project or system:(1)  shall be deposited in the state highway fund; and(2)  is exempt from the application of Section 403.095, Government Code.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 281 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 2.35, eff. June 14, 2005.|
TX Transp Code § 228.0055 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle B - State Highway System|Chapter 228 - State Highway Toll Projects|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 228.0055. Use of Contract Payments and Other Revenue

Sec. 228.0055.  USE OF CONTRACT PAYMENTS AND OTHER REVENUE.  (a)  Payments, project savings, refinancing dividends, and any other revenue received by the commission or the department under a comprehensive development agreement shall be used by the commission or the department to finance the construction, maintenance, or operation of transportation projects or air quality projects in the region.(b)  The department shall allocate the distribution of funds to department districts in the region that are located in the boundaries of the metropolitan planning organization in which the project that is the subject of the comprehensive development agreement is located based on the percentage of toll revenue from users from each department district of the project.  To assist the department in determining the allocation, each entity responsible for collecting tolls for a project shall calculate on an annual basis the percentage of toll revenue from users of the project from each department district based on the number of recorded electronic toll collections.(c)  The commission or the department may not:(1)  revise the formula as provided in the department's unified transportation program, or its successor document, in a manner that results in a decrease of a department district's allocation because of a payment under Subsection (a); or(2)  take any other action that would reduce funding allocated to a department district because of payments received under a comprehensive development agreement.(d)  A metropolitan planning organization may not take any action that would reduce distribution of funds or other resources to a department district because of the use of a payment or other revenue under Subsection (a).|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 281 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 2.35, eff. June 14, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 264 (S.B. 792), Sec. 6.01, eff. June 11, 2007.|
TX Transp Code § 228.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle B - State Highway System|Chapter 228 - State Highway Toll Projects|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 228.006. Use of Surplus Revenue

Sec. 228.006.  USE OF SURPLUS REVENUE.  (a)  The commission shall authorize the use of surplus revenue of a toll project or system to pay the costs of a transportation project, highway project, or air quality project within a region in which any part of the toll project is located.(a-1)  The department shall allocate the distribution of the surplus toll revenue to department districts in the region that are located in the boundaries of the metropolitan planning organization in which the toll project or system producing the surplus revenue is located based on the percentage of toll revenue from users in each department district of the project or system.  To assist the department in determining the allocation, each entity responsible for collecting tolls for a project or system shall calculate on an annual basis the percentage of toll revenue from users of the project or system in each department district based on the number of recorded electronic toll collections.(b)  The commission may not revise the formula as provided in the department's unified transportation program, or its successor document, in a manner that results in a decrease of a district's allocation because of a payment under Subsection (a).(c)  The commission may not take an action under this section that violates, impairs, or is inconsistent with a bond order, trust agreement, or indenture governing the use of the surplus revenue.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1171, Sec. 7.16, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 312, Sec. 39, eff. June 18, 2003;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1325, Sec. 15.37, eff. June 21, 2003;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., 3rd C.S., ch. 8, Sec. 1.12, eff. Jan. 11, 2004.Transferred from Transportation Code, Section 361.189 and amended by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 281 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 2.36, eff. June 14, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1196 (S.B. 19), Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 228.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle B - State Highway System|Chapter 228 - State Highway Toll Projects|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 228.007. Toll Lanes

Sec. 228.007.  TOLL LANES.  (a)  Subject to Section 228.201, the commission may by order authorize the department to charge a toll for the use of one or more lanes of a state highway, including a high occupancy vehicle lane designated under Section 224.153 or an exclusive lane designated under Section 224.1541.(b)  If the commission authorizes the department to charge a toll under Subsection (a), the department may enter into an agreement with a regional tollway authority described in Chapter 366, a transit authority described in Chapter 451, 452, or 453, a coordinated county transportation authority under Chapter 460, a regional mobility authority under Chapter 370, a county acting under Chapter 284, or a transportation corporation:(1)  to design, construct, operate, or maintain a toll lane under this section; and(2)  to charge a toll for the use of one or more lanes of a state highway facility under this section.(c)  The commission may by order authorize the department or the entity contracted to operate the toll lane to set the amount of toll charges.  Any toll charges shall be imposed in a reasonable and nondiscriminatory manner.(d)   Revenue generated from toll charges and collection fees assessed by an entity with whom the department contracts under this section shall be allocated as required by the terms of the agreement.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1171, Sec. 1.24, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1049, Sec. 4, eff. June 20, 2003.Transferred from Transportation Code, Section 224.154 by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 281 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 2.36, eff. June 14, 2005.|
TX Transp Code § 228.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle B - State Highway System|Chapter 228 - State Highway Toll Projects|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 228.008. Tolls on Exclusive Lane

Sec. 228.008.  TOLLS ON EXCLUSIVE LANE.  The department may not charge a toll for the use of an exclusive lane unless:(1)  the lanes or multilane facility adjacent to the exclusive lane is tolled; or(2)  a vehicle that is authorized to use the tolled exclusive lane is authorized to use nontolled adjacent lanes or an adjacent nontolled multilane facility.|Transferred from Transportation Code, Section 224.1541(d) and amended by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 281 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 2.37, eff. June 14, 2005.|
TX Transp Code § 228.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle B - State Highway System|Chapter 228 - State Highway Toll Projects|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 228.009. Audit

Sec. 228.009.  AUDIT.  Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the department shall have an independent certified public accountant audit the department's books and accounts for each toll project or system at least annually.  The audit shall be conducted in accordance with the requirements of any trust agreement securing bonds issued under Subchapter C that is in effect at the time of the audit.  The cost of the audit may be treated as part of the cost of construction or operation of a toll project or system.  This section does not affect the ability of a state agency to audit the department's books and accounts.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 920, Sec. 5, eff. June 14, 2001;  Renumbered from Transportation Code Sec. 361.054 and amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 312, Sec. 7, eff. June 18, 2003 and Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1325, Sec. 15.07, eff. June 21, 2003.Transferred from Transportation Code, Section 361.033 and amended by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 281 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 2.38, eff. June 14, 2005.|
TX Transp Code § 228.010 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle B - State Highway System|Chapter 228 - State Highway Toll Projects|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 228.010. Establishment of Toll Systems

Sec. 228.010.  ESTABLISHMENT OF TOLL SYSTEMS.  (a)  If the commission determines that the mobility needs of a region of this state could be most efficiently and economically met by jointly operating two or more toll projects in that region as one operational and financial enterprise, it may create a system composed of those projects.  The commission may create more than one system in a region and may combine two or more systems in a region into one system.  The department may finance, acquire, construct, and operate additional toll projects in the region as additions to or expansions of a system if the commission determines that the toll project could most efficiently and economically be acquired or constructed if it were part of the system and that the addition will benefit the system.(b)  The revenue of a system shall be accounted for separately and may not be commingled with the revenue of a toll project that is not part of the system or with the revenue of another system.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 281 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 2.39, eff. June 14, 2005.|
TX Transp Code § 228.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle B - State Highway System|Chapter 228 - State Highway Toll Projects|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 228.012. Project Subaccounts

Sec. 228.012.  PROJECT SUBACCOUNTS.  (a)  The department shall create a separate account in the state highway fund to hold payments received by the department under a comprehensive development agreement and the surplus revenue of a toll project or system.  The department shall create subaccounts in the account for each project, system, or region.  Interest earned on money in a subaccount shall be deposited to the credit of that subaccount.(b)  The department shall hold money in a subaccount in trust for the benefit of the region in which a project or system is located and may assign the responsibility for allocating money in a subaccount to a metropolitan planning organization in which the region is located for projects approved by the department.  At the time the project is approved by the department money shall be allocated and distributed to projects authorized by Section 228.0055 or Section 228.006, as applicable.(c)  Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 856 (S.B. 800), Sec. 25(18), eff. September 1, 2021.(d)  The commission or the department may not:(1)  revise the formula as provided in the department's unified transportation program or a successor document in a manner that results in a decrease of a department district's allocation because of the deposit of a payment into a project subaccount; or(2)  take any other action that would reduce funding allocated to a department district because of the deposit of a payment into a project subaccount.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 264 (S.B. 792), Sec. 7.01, eff. June 11, 2007.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1196 (S.B. 19), Sec. 4, eff. June 17, 2011.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1345 (S.B. 1420), Sec. 35, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1312 (S.B. 59), Sec. 92, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 856 (S.B. 800), Sec. 25(18), eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Transp Code § 228.013 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle B - State Highway System|Chapter 228 - State Highway Toll Projects|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 228.013. Determination of Financial Terms for Certain Toll Projects

Sec. 228.013.  DETERMINATION OF FINANCIAL TERMS FOR CERTAIN TOLL PROJECTS.  (a)  This section applies only to a proposed department toll project in which a private entity has a financial interest in the project's performance and for which:(1)  funds dedicated to or controlled by a region will be used;(2)  right-of-way is provided by a municipality or county; or(3)  revenues dedicated to or controlled by a municipality or county will be used.(b)  The distribution of a project's financial risk, the method of financing for a project, and the tolling structure and methodology must be determined by a committee consisting of the following members:(1)  a representative of the department;(2)  a representative of any local toll project entity, as defined by Section 371.001, for the area in which the project is located;(3)  a representative of the applicable metropolitan planning organization; and(4)  a representative of each municipality or county that has provided revenue or right-of-way as described by Subsection (a).|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1345 (S.B. 1420), Sec. 36, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 228.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle B - State Highway System|Chapter 228 - State Highway Toll Projects|Subchapter B. Use and Operation of Toll Projects or Systems|Section 228.051. Designation

Sec. 228.051.  DESIGNATION.  Subject to Section 228.201, the commission by order may designate one or more lanes of a segment of the state highway system as a toll project or system.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 281 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 2.40, eff. June 14, 2005.|
TX Transp Code § 228.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle B - State Highway System|Chapter 228 - State Highway Toll Projects|Subchapter B. Use and Operation of Toll Projects or Systems|Section 228.052. Operation of Toll Project or System

Sec. 228.052.  OPERATION OF TOLL PROJECT OR SYSTEM.  (a)  The department may enter into an agreement with one or more persons to provide, on terms approved by the department, personnel, equipment, systems, facilities, and services necessary to operate a toll project or system, including the operation of toll plazas and lanes and customer service centers and the collection of tolls.(b)  A person that enters into an agreement with the department to provide services for a customer to pay an amount on an electronic toll collection customer account at a location other than a department office may collect from the customer a service charge in addition to the amount paid on the account.(c)  The commission by rule shall set the maximum amount a person may collect as a service charge under Subsection (b), which may not exceed $3 for a payment transaction. |Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 281 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 2.40, eff. June 14, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 634 (S.B. 1467), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Transp Code § 228.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle B - State Highway System|Chapter 228 - State Highway Toll Projects|Subchapter B. Use and Operation of Toll Projects or Systems|Section 228.054. Toll Payment Required; Emergency Vehicles Exempt

Sec. 228.054.  TOLL PAYMENT REQUIRED; EMERGENCY VEHICLES EXEMPT.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (e), the operator of a vehicle, other than an authorized emergency vehicle, as defined by Section 541.201, that is driven or towed through a toll collection facility shall pay the proper toll.  The exemption from payment of a toll for an authorized emergency vehicle applies regardless of whether the vehicle is:(1)  responding to an emergency;(2)  displaying a flashing light; or(3)  marked as an emergency vehicle.(b)  Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 533 (S.B. 312), Sec. 74(2), eff. September 1, 2017.(c)  Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 533 (S.B. 312), Sec. 74(2), eff. September 1, 2017.(d)  In this section, "authorized emergency vehicle" has the meaning assigned by Section 541.201.(e)  Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the department may waive the requirement of the payment of a toll or may authorize the payment of a reduced toll for any vehicle or class of vehicles.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 872, Sec. 2.15, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1246, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 23 (S.B. 129), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.Transferred from Transportation Code, Section 361.252 and amended by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 281 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 2.41, eff. June 14, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 258 (S.B. 11), Sec. 4.01, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 641 (S.B. 959), Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2011.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 533 (S.B. 312), Sec. 27, eff. September 1, 2017.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 533 (S.B. 312), Sec. 28, eff. September 1, 2017.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 533 (S.B. 312), Sec. 74(2), eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Transp Code § 228.0545 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle B - State Highway System|Chapter 228 - State Highway Toll Projects|Subchapter B. Use and Operation of Toll Projects or Systems|Section 228.0545. Toll Not Paid at Time of Use; Invoice

Sec. 228.0545.  TOLL NOT PAID AT TIME OF USE; INVOICE.  (a)  As an alternative to requiring payment of a toll at the time a vehicle is driven or towed through a toll collection facility, the department may use video billing or other tolling methods to permit the registered owner of the vehicle to pay the toll at a later date.(b)  The department may use automated enforcement technology authorized under Section 228.058 to identify the registered owner of the vehicle for purposes of billing, collection, and enforcement activities.(c)  The department shall send by first class mail to the registered owner of a vehicle a written invoice containing an assessment for tolls incurred by the vehicle.(d)  The department shall send the invoice required under Subsection (c) and related communications to:(1)  the registered owner's address as shown in the vehicle registration records of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles or the analogous department or agency of another state or country; or(2)  an alternate address provided by the owner or derived through other reliable means.(e)  The department may provide that the invoice under Subsection (c), instead of being sent by first class mail, be sent as an electronic record to a registered owner that agrees to the terms of the electronic record transmission of the information.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 641 (S.B. 959), Sec. 3, eff. June 17, 2011.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 533 (S.B. 312), Sec. 29, eff. September 1, 2017.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 533 (S.B. 312), Sec. 30, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Transp Code § 228.0546 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle B - State Highway System|Chapter 228 - State Highway Toll Projects|Subchapter B. Use and Operation of Toll Projects or Systems|Section 228.0546. Invoice Requirements; Payment Due Date

Sec. 228.0546.  INVOICE REQUIREMENTS; PAYMENT DUE DATE.  An invoice containing an assessment for the use of a toll project must:(1)  require payment not later than the 30th day after the date the invoice is mailed; and(2)  conspicuously state:(A)  the amount due;(B)  the date by which the amount due must be paid; and(C)  that failure to pay the amount due in the required period will result in the assessment of an administrative fee.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 533 (S.B. 312), Sec. 31, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Transp Code § 228.0547 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle B - State Highway System|Chapter 228 - State Highway Toll Projects|Subchapter B. Use and Operation of Toll Projects or Systems|Section 228.0547. Payment of Toll Invoice; Offense

Sec. 228.0547.  PAYMENT OF TOLL INVOICE; OFFENSE.  (a)  A person who receives an invoice from the department for the use of a toll project shall, not later than the due date specified in the invoice:(1)  pay the amount owed as stated in the invoice; or(2)  send a written request to the department for a review of the toll assessments contained in the invoice.(b)  If a person fails to comply with Subsection (a), the department may add an administrative fee, not to exceed $6, to the amount the person owes.  The department:(1)  must set the administrative fee by rule in an amount that does not exceed the cost of collecting the toll; and(2)  may not charge a person more than $48 in administrative fees in a 12-month period.(c)  A person who receives two or more invoices for unpaid tolls, including a lessee or transferee under Section 228.055(d-1) or (e) or a person who receives an invoice from an entity under Section 228.059, and who has not paid the amount due within 30 days of the date of the second invoice commits an offense.  An offense under this subsection is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $250.  A person may not be convicted of more than one offense under this subsection in a 12-month period.(d)  The court in which a person is convicted of an offense under Subsection (c) shall collect the unpaid tolls and administrative fees and forward the amounts to the department.  A person who is convicted of an offense under Subsection (c) is also liable for court costs.(e)  The department may contract, in accordance with Section 2107.003, Government Code, with a person to collect the unpaid toll and any applicable administrative fee before referring the matter to a court with jurisdiction over the offense.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 533 (S.B. 312), Sec. 31, eff. September 1, 2017.|