Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 463.069 - Additional Fee(a) In addition to a toll or other charge imposed under Section 367.011 or other law, an entity that operates an international bridge may impose a fee for the use of the bridge as follows: (1) not more than $1 for passenger vehicles;(2) not more than $2 for commercial motor vehicles; and(3) not more than 25 cents for pedestrians.(b) Before a fee may be imposed under this section, the entity must enter into a written agreement with an authority relating to the imposition and disposition of the fee. The agreement must provide:(1) for collection of the fee by the entity and remittance of the authority's portion of the fee to the authority each month; and(2) if more than one entity operates an international bridge, for the division of the amount described by Subsection (c)(1) among the entities.(c) Of the fees collected under this section: (1) 25 percent shall be retained by the entity for transportation projects or complementary transportation services;(2) 50 percent shall be used for a rail mass transit system; and(3) 25 percent shall be used for regional high capacity transit.(d) The percentage described by Subsection (c)(3) may be retained by the entity if:(1) the entity is a mass transit provider; and(2) mass transit was provided in the municipality in which the international bridge is located on or before January 1, 2019.Tex. Transp. Code § 463.069
Added by Acts 2019, Texas Acts of the 86th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 151,Sec. 1, eff. 5/24/2019.