Sec. 363.004.  SURETY BOND;  ACTION ON BOND.  (a)  Before granting a license to a contractor to construct a toll bridge, the commissioners court shall require a bond in the amount of $1,000 with a good and sufficient surety.  The bond shall be conditioned on:
(1)  the construction of the bridge by the contractor;  and
(2)  the maintenance of the bridge by the contractor for the agreed term.
(b)  A person who sustains damage because a contractor has not complied with the conditions of the bond may:
(1)  sue the contractor on the bond;  and
(2)  recover any judgment for damages.
(c)  A suit for damages under this section shall be brought in the county in which the license is granted.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.