Section 27.81 - Free Use Of Toll Project By Military Vehicles(a) Purpose. Transportation Code, §362.901, requires the commission to adopt rules to allow a military vehicle to use toll projects without payment of a toll or fare. This section describes the policies implementing §362.901.(b) General. Except as provided in subsection (f) or (g) of this section, the department will allow free use of toll projects by military vehicles in convoy and individually. Military vehicles will be allowed free use in all lanes except where it would be unsafe or impractical to do so.(c) Electronic toll collection (ETC) lanes. The department prefers that military vehicles use ETC lanes. Military vehicles will not be required to carry transponders or be registered with a toll customer service center in order to obtain free passage.(d) Automated enforcement. The department will develop procedures so that military vehicle images recorded by automated violation enforcement systems, if any, will be rejected and violation notices will not be issued.(e) Records. The department may maintain records of free passage of military vehicles on its toll projects for audit, reconciliation, and reporting purposes.(f) Exception. To the extent of any inconsistency with the requirements of this subchapter, the provision of free passage for military vehicles on toll projects that are governed by a trust agreement or indenture in existence on the effective date of this subchapter shall be governed by the terms of that trust agreement or indenture.(g) Operating agreements with a toll project entity. If the department enters into an agreement with a toll project entity to operate a toll project, the use of the project by military vehicles may be governed by the rules and policies of the toll project entity in lieu of the requirements of this section, with the exception of subsection (f) of this section.43 Tex. Admin. Code § 27.81
The provisions of this §27.81 adopted to be effective February 17, 2005, 30 TexReg 730; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 43, Number 28, July 13, 2018, TexReg 4764, eff. 7/18/2018; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 49, Number 36, September 6, 2024, TexReg 7055, eff. 9/11/2024