SB 848
AN ACT relating to a prohibition on requiring a local government to
Senate Bill • Eckhardt
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
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What This Bill Does
relating to a prohibition on requiring a local government to
Subject Areas
Bill Text
relating to a prohibition on requiring a local government to provide compensation to the Texas Department of Transportation for certain potential or actual lost toll project revenue. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Chapter 228, Transportation Code, is amended by adding Section 228.0032 to read as follows: Sec. 228.0032. PROHIBITION ON COMPENSATION FOR POTENTIAL OR ACTUAL LOST TOLL PROJECT REVENUE. The department may not require a local government, as defined by Section 228.0031, to provide monetary compensation to the department or to otherwise bear the cost of potential or actual lost toll project revenue resulting from the construction, improvement, or use of adjacent nontolled lanes or other road infrastructure that may compete with a toll SECTION 2. 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. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Bill History
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Bill filed: AN ACT relating to a prohibition on requiring a local government to
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