{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-284.064","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Transportation Code § 284.064","heading":"CONTRACT TO OPERATE.","body":"(a) A county may contract with another person for the person to operate all or part of a project under this chapter to the extent prescribed by the bond instrument.\n(b) A contract made under this section must be for a specified period that does not extend beyond the date of maturity of the last maturing bond.\n(c) A contract made under this section may not interfere with the right of a bondholder to require proper operation and maintenance of the facilities and the payments for the benefit of the bond as prescribed in the bond instrument.\n(d) If a county enters into an agreement with a person that includes the collection by the person of tolls for the use of a project, the person shall submit to the county for approval:\n(1) the methodology for:\n(A) the setting of tolls; and\n(B) increasing the amount of the tolls;\n(2) a plan outlining methods the person will use to collect the tolls, including:\n(A) any charge to be imposed as a penalty for late payment of a toll; and\n(B) any charge to be imposed to recover the cost of collecting a delinquent toll; and\n(3) any proposed change in an approved methodology for the setting of a toll or a plan for collecting the toll.\n(e) An agreement with a person that includes the collection by the person of tolls for the use of a project may not be for a term longer than 50 years.\nActs 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.\nAmended by:\nActs 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 281 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 2.54, eff. June 14, 2005.","path":["TRANSPORTATION CODE","TITLE 6. ROADWAYS","SUBTITLE D. ROAD LAWS RELATING TO PARTICULAR COUNTIES","CHAPTER 284. CAUSEWAYS, BRIDGES, TUNNELS, TURNPIKES, FERRIES, AND HIGHWAYS IN CERTAIN COUNTIES","SUBCHAPTER C. CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.284.htm#284.064","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:44Z","sha256":"743f843a243ac46a15b2b04764e958885d3957db9ae98597e7159162309d005d","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-284.063","next":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-284.065"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}