Roadblock--Kolkhorst bill for toll road moratorium wins House approval
AUSTIN - A two-year moratorium on private toll roads that won preliminary approval Tuesday in the House would put the brakes on the Trans-Texas Corridor, a superhighway that a private firm received a contract for earlier this year.
The moratorium also would halt seven near-term projects in the state, said Rep. Lois Kolkhorst, the Brenham Republican who added the proposal to a House bill.
‘‘This is us tapping the brakes, looking before we leap ... into contracts that last 50-plus years,'' Kolkhorst said.
Her proposal would require the state to create a commission to study the effects of private equity toll roads and present findings to the state next year.
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The moratorium also would halt seven near-term projects in the state, said Rep. Lois Kolkhorst, the Brenham Republican who added the proposal to a House bill.
‘‘This is us tapping the brakes, looking before we leap ... into contracts that last 50-plus years,'' Kolkhorst said.
Her proposal would require the state to create a commission to study the effects of private equity toll roads and present findings to the state next year.
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