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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the composition and governance of a regional tollway |
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authority. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 366.031, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by adding Subsection (e) to read as follows: |
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(e) A county that is not part of an authority and in which an |
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authority turnpike project is located becomes part of the authority |
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on the date the authority determines that: |
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(1) recorded electronic toll collections at toll |
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assessment facilities located in the county are not less than four |
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percent of all recorded electronic toll collections on all of the |
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authority's turnpike projects; and |
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(2) the population of the county is at least four |
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percent of the aggregate population of all the counties of the |
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authority. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 366, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 366.0311 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 366.0311. ADVISORY BOARD FOR CERTAIN PROJECTS. (a) An |
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authority shall create an advisory board to advise the board of |
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directors on matters related to projects located outside the |
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authority. |
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(b) The advisory board is composed of: |
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(1) the director appointed by the governor; |
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(2) an additional director appointed by the presiding |
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officer of the board of directors as the presiding officer deems |
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appropriate; and |
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(3) one member from each county that is not part of the |
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authority and in which a project is located appointed by the |
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commissioners court of that county. |
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(c) The board of directors may not make a decision that is |
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inconsistent with a recommendation of an advisory board unless the |
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board of directors issues a statement in writing addressing the |
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advisory board's recommendation. |
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(d) An advisory board member appointed under Subsection |
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(b)(3) is not a director of the authority for the purposes of |
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Section 366.251 or any other purpose. |
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(e) The board of directors may adopt rules governing the |
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operation and duties of an advisory board. |
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SECTION 3. Section 366.161, Transportation Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 366.161. TURNPIKE PROJECTS EXTENDING INTO OTHER |
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COUNTIES. An authority may acquire, construct, operate, maintain, |
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expand, or extend a turnpike project in: |
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(1) a county that is a part of the authority; or |
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(2) subject to Section 366.031(e), a county in which |
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the authority operates or is constructing a turnpike project if the |
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turnpike project in the affected county is a continuation of the |
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authority's turnpike project or system extending from an adjacent |
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county. |
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SECTION 4. Section 366.251(c), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(c) In addition to directors appointed by a commissioners |
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court under Subsection (b), the commissioners courts of each county |
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that created the authority under Section 366.031 [of the authority] |
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shall appoint one additional director [if the county is:
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(1)
a county that created the authority under Section
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366.031; or
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(2)
a county in which all or part of a turnpike project
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of not less than 10 centerline miles in length is located and has
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been open for use by the traveling public for at least three
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years]. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |