85R6720 JTS-F By: Stickland H.B. No. 3957 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to reimbursement of costs incurred by political subdivisions for emergency services provided on toll projects operated by private entities. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 372, Transportation Code, is amended by adding Section 372.054 to read as follows: Sec. 372.054. PRIVATE OPERATOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES PROVIDED BY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION. A private entity operating a toll project under a contract with a toll project entity shall reimburse a political subdivision for costs incurred by the political subdivision in providing police, fire, or emergency medical services on the toll project. SECTION 2. Section 372.054, Transportation Code, as added by this Act, applies only to expenses incurred for emergency services provided on or after the effective date of this Act. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.