Relating to a prohibition on requiring a local government to provide compensation to the Texas Department of Transportation for certain potential or actual lost toll project revenue.

SB 848 prohibits the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) from requiring local governments to pay compensation for potential or actual lost toll revenue caused by nearby nontolled roads or infrastructure. The bill directly affects local governments by preventing TxDOT from seeking monetary compensation when adjacent roads compete with toll projects. It establishes a new legal provision (Section 228.0032 of the Transportation Code) that explicitly bans such compensation demands, ensuring local governments do not bear costs from competing infrastructure. This policy change clarifies that toll project revenue losses due to non-toll roads cannot be shifted to local entities.