(a) Consistent with federal law, the commission and the department shall assist a local toll project entity in the development, financing, construction, and operation of a toll project for which the local toll project entity has exercised its option to develop, finance, construct, and operate the project under Subchapter B by allowing the local toll project entity to use state highway right-of-way and to access the state highway system as necessary to construct and operate the toll project.
(b) Notwithstanding any other law, a local toll project entity and the commission may agree to remove the toll project from the state highway system and transfer ownership to the local toll project entity.