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Texas Transportation Code - Chapter 228 State Highway Toll ProjectsLegal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Transportation Code > Texas Transportation Code - Chapter 228 State Highway Toll Projects In this chapter: (1) "Air quality project" means a project or program of the department or another governmental entity that the commission determines will mitigate ... (a) The department may enter into an agreement with a public entity to permit the entity, independently or jointly with the department, to design, develop, ... (a) The department may, with the approval of the commission, enter into an agreement with another governmental agency or entity, including a federal agency, an ... 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 ... 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 ... Payments received by the department under a comprehensive development agreement may be used by the department to finance the construction, maintenance, or operation of a ... (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 ... (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 ... 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 ... 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 ... (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 ... 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 ... 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 ... (a) The department may: (1) impose tolls for the use of each toll project or system and the different segments or parts of each project ... (a) Except as provided by Subsection (e), the operator of a vehicle, other than an authorized emergency vehicle, that is driven or towed through a ... (a) In the event of nonpayment of the proper toll as required by Section 228.054, on issuance of a written notice of nonpayment, the registered ... (a) In the prosecution of an offense under Section 228.054 or 228.055, proof that the vehicle was driven or towed through the toll collection facility ... (a) For purposes of this section, a "transponder" means a device, placed on or within an automobile, that is capable of transmitting information used to ... (a) To aid in the collection of tolls and in the enforcement of toll violations, the department may use automated enforcement technology that it determines ... (a) The cost of construction, improvement, extension, or expansion of a toll project or system under this chapter includes the cost of: (1) the actual ... (a) The commission by order may authorize the issuance of toll revenue bonds to pay all or part of the cost of a toll project ... All laws affecting the issuance of bonds by governmental entities, including Chapters 1201, 1202, 1204, 1207, and 1371, Government Code, apply to bonds issued under ... (a) The principal of, interest on, and any redemption premium on bonds issued by the commission under this subchapter are payable solely from: (1) the ... Notwithstanding any other provisions of this subchapter, toll revenue bonds issued by the commission may: (1) be payable from and secured by: (A) payments made ... (a) The commission may, before issuing definitive bonds, issue interim bonds, with or without coupons, exchangeable for definitive bonds. (b) An order authorizing interim bonds ... (a) A lien on or a pledge of revenue, a contract payment, or a pledge of money to the payment of bonds issued under this ... (a) The commission shall submit to the attorney general for examination the record of proceedings relating to bonds authorized under this subchapter. The record shall ... (a) Bonds issued under this subchapter may be secured by a trust agreement between the commission and a corporate trustee that is a trust company ... A trust agreement or order providing for the issuance of bonds may contain provisions to protect and enforce the rights and remedies of the bondholders, ... A bank or trust company incorporated under the laws of this state that acts as depository of the proceeds of bonds or of revenue may ... (a) One or more municipalities, one or more counties, a combination of municipalities and counties, or a private group or combination of individuals in this ... (a) All money received under this subchapter, whether as proceeds from the sale of bonds or as revenue, is a trust fund to be held ... Except to the extent restricted by a trust agreement, a holder of a bond issued under this subchapter and a trustee under a trust agreement ... (a) The commission is exempt from taxation of or assessments on: (1) a toll project or system; (2) property the department acquires or uses under ... Bonds of the commission may secure the deposit of public funds of the state or a political subdivision of the state to the extent of ... 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) The department may lease, sell, or transfer in another manner a toll project or system, including a nontolled state highway or a segment of ... An agreement to lease, sell, or convey a toll project or system under Section 228.151 must provide for the discharge and final payment or redemption ... (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), an agreement to lease, sell, or convey a toll project or system under Section 228.151 must provide for ... (a) An agreement for the lease, sale, or conveyance of a toll project or system under this subchapter shall be submitted to the attorney general ... (a) Except as provided by Section 228.2015, the department may not operate a nontolled state highway or a segment of a nontolled state highway as ... Text of section effective until September 1, 2006 (a) Notwithstanding Section 228.201, the department may operate a nontolled state highway or a segment of ... The commission may by order convert a nontolled state highway or a segment of a nontolled state highway to a toll project if it determines ... Prior to converting a state highway or a segment of a state highway under this subchapter, the commission shall conduct a public hearing for the ... The commission shall adopt rules implementing this subchapter, including criteria and guidelines for the approval of a conversion of a highway. Added by Acts 1995, ... The commission may not convert the Queen Isabella Causeway in Cameron County to a toll project. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1401, § ... Toll revenue collected under this section: (1) shall be deposited in the state highway fund; (2) may be used by the department to finance the ... The commission may only convert a state highway or a segment of a state highway under this subchapter if the conversion is approved by: (1) ... (a) If notified by the department of the proposed conversion of a highway or segment under this subchapter, and after approval of the conversion by ... In this subchapter: (1) "Bonds" includes certificates, notes, and other obligations of an issuer authorized by statute, municipal home-rule charter, or the Texas Constitution. (2) ... (a) This subchapter is cumulative of all laws affecting the issuance of bonds by local governmental entities, particularly, but not by way of limitation, provisions ... The department may use federal funds for any purpose described by this subchapter. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. ... (a) Under authority of Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, a local governmental entity other than a nonprofit corporation may, upon the required vote of ... Last modified: August 10, 2007 |