Sec. 371.151. DISCLOSURE OF FINANCIAL INFORMATION

(a) Before a toll project entity enters into a contract for the construction of a toll project, the entity shall publish in the manner provided by Section 371.152 information regarding:

(1) project financing, including:

(A) the total amount of debt that has been and will be assumed to acquire, design, construct, operate, and maintain the toll project;

(B) a description of how the debt will be repaid, including a projected timeline for repaying the debt; and

(C) the projected amount of interest that will be paid on the debt;

(2) whether the toll project will continue to be tolled after the debt has been repaid;

(3) a description of the method that will be used to set toll rates;

(4) a description of any terms in the contract relating to competing facilities, including any penalties associated with the construction of a competing facility;

(5) a description of any terms in the contract relating to a termination for convenience provision, including any information regarding how the value of the project will be calculated for the purposes of making termination payments;

(6) the initial toll rates, the methodology for increasing toll rates, and the projected toll rates at the end of the term of the contract; and

(7) the projected total amount of concession payments.

(b) A toll project entity may not enter into a contract for the construction of a toll project before the 30th day after the date the information is first published under Section 371.152.

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 264 , Sec. 11.01, eff. June 11, 2007.