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TX Transp Code § 457.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 457 - County Mass Transit Authority|Subchapter E. Alternative Fuel Use Program|Section 457.201. Purchase and Percent of Vehicles Using Alternative Fuel

Sec. 457.201.  PURCHASE AND PERCENT OF VEHICLES USING ALTERNATIVE FUEL.  (a)  An authority may not purchase or lease a motor vehicle that is not capable of using compressed natural gas or another alternative fuel the use of which results in comparably lower emissions of oxides of nitrogen, volatile organic compounds, carbon monoxide, or particulates or combinations of those materials.(b)  At least 50 percent of the fleet vehicles operated by an authority must be capable of using compressed natural gas or another alternative fuel.(c)  Repealed by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 864, Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2005.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.35(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 864 (S.B. 1032), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Transp Code § 457.202 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 457 - County Mass Transit Authority|Subchapter E. Alternative Fuel Use Program|Section 457.202. Alternative Fuel Use Program: Exceptions

Sec. 457.202.  ALTERNATIVE FUEL USE PROGRAM:  EXCEPTIONS.  (a)  An authority may make exceptions to the requirements of Section 457.201 if the authority certifies the facts described by Subsection (b).(b)  A certification under this section must state that:(1)  the authority's vehicles will be operating primarily in an area in which neither the authority nor a supplier has or can reasonably be expected to establish a central refueling station for compressed natural gas or other alternative fuel;  or(2)  the authority is unable to acquire or be provided equipment or refueling facilities necessary to operate vehicles using compressed natural gas or other alternative fuel at a project cost that is reasonably expected to result in no greater net cost than the continued use of traditional gasoline or diesel fuel measured over the expected useful life of the equipment or facilities supplied.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.35(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Transp Code § 457.203 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 457 - County Mass Transit Authority|Subchapter E. Alternative Fuel Use Program|Section 457.203. Alternative Fuel Equipment and Facilities

Sec. 457.203.  ALTERNATIVE FUEL EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES.  (a)  In addition to other methods authorized by law, an authority may acquire or be provided equipment or refueling facilities by an arrangement, including a gift or a loan, under a service contract for the supply of compressed natural gas or other alternative fuel.(b)  If an authority acquires or is provided equipment or facilities as authorized by Subsection (a), the supplier is entitled, under the supply contract, to recover the cost of giving, loaning, or providing the equipment or facilities through the fuel charges.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.35(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Transp Code § 457.204 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 457 - County Mass Transit Authority|Subchapter E. Alternative Fuel Use Program|Section 457.204. Alternative Fuel Use Program: Vehicles Covered and Safety

Sec. 457.204.  ALTERNATIVE FUEL USE PROGRAM:  VEHICLES COVERED AND SAFETY.  (a)  In developing a compressed natural gas or other alternative fuel use program, an authority should work with vehicle manufacturers and converters, fuel distributors, and others to specify the vehicles to be covered considering relevant factors, including vehicle range, specialty vehicle uses, fuel availability, vehicle manufacturing and conversion capability, safety, and resale value.(b)  The authority may meet the percentage requirements of Section 457.201 by:(1)  purchasing new vehicles;  or(2)  converting existing vehicles, in conformity with federal and state requirements and applicable safety laws, to alternative fuel use.(c)  In purchasing, leasing, maintaining, or converting a vehicle for alternative fuel use, the authority shall comply with all applicable safety standards adopted by the United States Department of Transportation or the Railroad Commission of Texas or their successor agencies.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.35(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Transp Code § 457.251 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 457 - County Mass Transit Authority|Subchapter F. Bonds|Section 457.251. Power to Issue Bonds

Sec. 457.251.  POWER TO ISSUE BONDS.  (a)  An authority may issue revenue bonds at any time and for any amounts it considers necessary or appropriate for:(1)  the acquisition, construction, repair, equipping, improvement, or extension of its transit system;  or(2)  the construction or general maintenance of streets of the creating municipality.(b)  Bonds payable solely from revenues may be issued by resolution of the board.(c)  Bonds, other than refunding bonds, any portion of which is payable from tax revenue may not be issued until authorized by a majority vote of the voters of the authority voting in an election.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.35(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Transp Code § 457.252 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 457 - County Mass Transit Authority|Subchapter F. Bonds|Section 457.252. Bond Terms

Sec. 457.252.  BOND TERMS.  (a)  An authority's bonds are fully negotiable.(b)  The authority may make the bonds redeemable before maturity at the price and subject to the terms that are provided in the resolution authorizing the bonds.(c)  A revenue bond indenture may limit a power of the authority provided by this chapter as long as the bond containing the indenture is outstanding and unpaid.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.35(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Transp Code § 457.253 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 457 - County Mass Transit Authority|Subchapter F. Bonds|Section 457.253. Sale

Sec. 457.253.  SALE.  Bonds may be sold at a public or private sale as determined by the board.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.35(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Transp Code § 457.254 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 457 - County Mass Transit Authority|Subchapter F. Bonds|Section 457.254. Approval; Registration

Sec. 457.254.  APPROVAL;  REGISTRATION.  (a)  An authority's bonds and the records relating to their issuance shall be submitted to the attorney general for examination before the bonds may be delivered.(b)  If the attorney general finds that the bonds have been issued in conformity with the constitution and this chapter and that the bonds will be a binding obligation of the issuing authority, the attorney general shall approve the bonds.(c)  After the bonds are approved by the attorney general, the comptroller shall register the bonds.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.35(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Transp Code § 457.255 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 457 - County Mass Transit Authority|Subchapter F. Bonds|Section 457.255. Incontestability

Sec. 457.255.  INCONTESTABILITY.  Bonds are incontestable after they are:(1)  approved by the attorney general;(2)  registered by the comptroller;  and(3)  sold and delivered to the purchaser.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.35(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Transp Code § 457.256 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 457 - County Mass Transit Authority|Subchapter F. Bonds|Section 457.256. Security Pledged

Sec. 457.256.  SECURITY PLEDGED.  (a)  To secure the payment of an authority's bonds, the authority may:(1)  pledge all or part of revenue received from any tax that the authority may impose;(2)  pledge all or part of the revenue of the transit authority system;  and(3)  mortgage all or part of the transit authority system, including any part of the system subsequently acquired.(b)  Under Subsection (a)(3), the authority may, subject to the terms of the bond indenture or resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds, encumber a separate item of the transit authority system and acquire, use, hold, or contract for any property by lease, chattel mortgage, or other conditional sale, including an equipment trust transaction.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.35(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Transp Code § 457.257 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 457 - County Mass Transit Authority|Subchapter F. Bonds|Section 457.257. Pledge of Revenue Limited

Sec. 457.257.  PLEDGE OF REVENUE LIMITED.  The expenses of operation and maintenance of a transit authority system, including salaries, labor, materials, and repairs necessary to provide efficient service and every other proper item of expense, are a first lien and charge against any revenue of an authority that is encumbered under this chapter.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.35(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Transp Code § 457.258 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 457 - County Mass Transit Authority|Subchapter F. Bonds|Section 457.258. Refunding Bonds

Sec. 457.258.  REFUNDING BONDS.  An authority may issue refunding bonds for the purposes and in the manner authorized by Chapter 1207, Government Code, or other law.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.35(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 8.399, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Transp Code § 457.259 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 457 - County Mass Transit Authority|Subchapter F. Bonds|Section 457.259. Bonds as Authorized Investments

Sec. 457.259.  BONDS AS AUTHORIZED INVESTMENTS.  (a)  An authority's bonds are authorized investments for:(1)  a bank;(2)  a trust company;(3)  a savings and loan association;  and(4)  an insurance company.(b)  The bonds, when accompanied by all appurtenant, unmatured coupons and to the extent of the lesser of their face value or market value, are eligible to secure the deposit of public funds of this state, a political subdivision of this state, and any other political corporation of this state.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.35(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Transp Code § 457.260 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 457 - County Mass Transit Authority|Subchapter F. Bonds|Section 457.260. Interest Exemption

Sec. 457.260.  INTEREST EXEMPTION.  Interest on bonds issued by an authority is exempt from any tax of the state or a state taxing authority.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.35(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Transp Code § 457.301 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 457 - County Mass Transit Authority|Subchapter G. Taxes|Section 457.301. Sales and Use Tax

Sec. 457.301.  SALES AND USE TAX.  (a)  The board may impose for the authority a sales and use tax at a permissible rate that does not exceed the rate approved by the voters at an election under this chapter.(b)  The board by order may:(1)  decrease the rate of the sales and use tax for the authority to a permissible rate;  or(2)  call an election for the increase or decrease of the sales and use tax to a permissible rate.(c)  The permissible rates for a sales and use tax imposed under this chapter are:(1)  one-quarter of one percent;  and(2)  one-half of one percent.(d)  Chapter 322, Tax Code, applies to an authority's sales and use tax.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.35(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Transp Code § 457.302 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 457 - County Mass Transit Authority|Subchapter G. Taxes|Section 457.302. Maximum Tax Rate

Sec. 457.302.  MAXIMUM TAX RATE.  (a)  A board may not adopt a sales and use tax rate, including a rate increase, that when combined with the rates of all sales and use taxes imposed by all political subdivisions of this state having territory in the county exceeds two percent in any location in the county.(b)  An election by an authority to approve a sales and use tax or increase the rate of the authority's sales and use tax has no effect if:(1)  the voters of the authority approve the authority's sales and use tax rate or rate increase at an election held on the same day on which the municipality or county having territory in the jurisdiction of the authority adopts a sales and use tax or an additional sales and use tax;  and(2)  the combined rates of all sales and use taxes imposed by the authority and all political subdivisions of this state would exceed two percent in any part of the territory in the jurisdiction of the authority.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.35(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Transp Code § 457.303 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 457 - County Mass Transit Authority|Subchapter G. Taxes|Section 457.303. Election to Change Tax Rate

Sec. 457.303.  ELECTION TO CHANGE TAX RATE.  (a)  At an election ordered under Section 457.301(b)(2), the ballots shall be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition:  "The increase (decrease) of the local sales and use tax rate of (name of authority) to (percentage)."(b)  The increase or decrease in the tax rate becomes effective only if it is approved by a majority of the votes cast.(c)  A notice of the election and a certified copy of the order canvassing the election results shall be:(1)  sent to the department and the comptroller;  and(2)  filed in the deed records of the county.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.35(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Transp Code § 457.304 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 457 - County Mass Transit Authority|Subchapter G. Taxes|Section 457.304. Sales Tax: Effective Dates

Sec. 457.304.  SALES TAX:  EFFECTIVE DATES.  (a)  An authority's sales and use tax takes effect on the first day of the second calendar quarter that begins after the date the comptroller receives a copy of the order required to be sent under Section 457.053(h).(b)  An increase or decrease in the rate of an authority's sales and use tax takes effect on:(1)  the first day of the first calendar quarter that begins after the date the comptroller receives the notice provided under Section 457.303(c);  or(2)  the first day of the second calendar quarter that begins after the date the comptroller receives the notice, if within 10 days after the date of receipt of the notice the comptroller gives written notice to the presiding officer of the board that the comptroller requires more time to implement tax collection and reporting procedures.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.35(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Transp Code § 457.351 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 457 - County Mass Transit Authority|Subchapter H. Dissolution of Authority; Withdrawal of Unit of Election|Section 457.351. Election to Dissolve Authority

Sec. 457.351.  ELECTION TO DISSOLVE AUTHORITY.  (a)  A board may order an election on the question of dissolving the authority.(b)  The board shall dissolve the authority if the dissolution is approved by a majority of the votes cast.(c)  The provisions of Section 457.053 that relate to the notice and conduct of an election under that section apply to an election to dissolve an authority unless a different requirement is specified in this section.(d)  The board shall send a notice of the election to the department and the comptroller.(e)  At the election, the ballots shall be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition:  "Dissolution of (name of authority)."(f)  The board shall send a certified copy of the order canvassing the election results to the department and the comptroller and file a copy in the deed records of the county.(g)  The repeal of an authority's sales and use tax under this chapter takes effect on:(1)  the first day of the first calendar quarter that begins after the date the comptroller receives the notice of the dissolution of the authority;  or(2)  the first day of the second calendar quarter that begins after the date the comptroller receives the notice, if within 10 days after the date of receipt of the notice the comptroller gives written notice to the presiding officer of the board that the comptroller requires more time to implement the repeal of the tax.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.35(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Transp Code § 457.352 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 457 - County Mass Transit Authority|Subchapter H. Dissolution of Authority; Withdrawal of Unit of Election|Section 457.352. Withdrawal From Authority

Sec. 457.352.  WITHDRAWAL FROM AUTHORITY.  (a)  The governing body of a unit of election may order an election to withdraw the unit from an authority.(b)  On the determination by a governing body of a unit of election that a petition for withdrawal under this chapter is valid, the governing body shall order an election to withdraw the unit of election from the authority.(c)  An election to withdraw may not be ordered, and a petition for an election to withdraw may not be accepted for filing, more frequently than once during each period of 12 months preceding the anniversary of the date of the election confirming the authority.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.35(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Transp Code § 457.354 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 457 - County Mass Transit Authority|Subchapter H. Dissolution of Authority; Withdrawal of Unit of Election|Section 457.354. Withdrawal Election

Sec. 457.354.  WITHDRAWAL ELECTION.  (a)  An election to withdraw from an authority must be held on the first applicable uniform election date occurring after the expiration of 12 calendar months after the date the governing body orders the election.(b)  The governing body shall give notice of the election to the board, the department, and the comptroller immediately on calling the election.(c)  At the election, the ballots shall be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition:  "Shall the (name of authority) be continued in (name of unit of election)?"(d)  If a majority of the votes received on the measure in an election favor the proposition, the authority continues in the unit of election.(e)  If less than a majority of the votes received on the measure in the election favor the proposition, the authority ceases in the unit of election on the day after the date of the canvass of the election.(f)  On the effective date of a withdrawal from an authority:(1)  the authority shall cease providing transportation services in the withdrawn unit of election;  and(2)  the financial obligations of the authority attributable to the withdrawn unit of election cease to accrue.(g)  Withdrawal from an authority does not affect the right of the authority to travel through the territory of the unit of election to provide service to a unit of election that is a part of the authority.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.35(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Transp Code § 457.355 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 457 - County Mass Transit Authority|Subchapter H. Dissolution of Authority; Withdrawal of Unit of Election|Section 457.355. Procedure After Withdrawal Election

Sec. 457.355.  PROCEDURE AFTER WITHDRAWAL ELECTION.  (a)  Until the amount of revenue from an authority's sales and use tax collected in a withdrawn unit of election after the effective date of withdrawal and paid to the authority equals the total financial obligation of the unit, the sales and use tax continues to be collected in the territory of the election unit.(b)  After the amount described by Subsection (a) has been collected, the comptroller shall discontinue collecting the tax in the territory of the unit of election.(c)  The total financial obligation of a withdrawn unit of election to the authority is an amount equal to:(1)  the unit's apportioned share of the authority's outstanding obligations;  and(2)  the amount, not computed under Subdivision (1), that is necessary and appropriate to allocate to the unit because of financial obligations of the authority that specifically relate to the unit.(d)  An authority's outstanding obligation under Subsection (c)(1) is the sum of:(1)  the obligations of the authority authorized in the budget of, and contracted for by, the authority;(2)  outstanding contractual obligations for capital or other expenditures, including expenditures for a subsequent year, the payment of which is not made or provided for from the proceeds of notes, bonds, or other obligations;(3)  payments due or to become due in a subsequent year on notes, bonds, or other securities or obligations for debt issued by the authority;(4)  the amount required by the authority to be reserved for all years to comply with financial covenants made with lenders, note or bond holders, or other creditors or contractors;  and(5)  the amount necessary for the full and timely payment of the obligations of the authority, to avoid a default or impairment of those obligations, including contingent liabilities.(e)  The apportioned share of a unit's obligation is the amount of the obligation times a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of inhabitants of the withdrawing unit of election and the denominator of which is the number of inhabitants of the authority, including the number of inhabitants of the unit.(f)  The board shall determine the amount of each component of the computations required under this section, including the components of the unit's apportioned share, as of the effective date of withdrawal.  The number of inhabitants shall be determined according to the most recent and available applicable data of an agency of the United States.(g)  The board shall certify to a withdrawn unit of election and to the comptroller the total financial obligation of the unit to the authority as determined under this section.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.35(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Transp Code § 460.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 460 - Coordinated County Transportation Authorities|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 460.001. Definitions

Sec. 460.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Authority" means a coordinated county transportation authority created under this chapter.(2)  "Balance of the county" means that part of the county that is outside the boundaries of a municipality with a population of 12,000 or more.(3)  "Board of directors " means the governing body of the authority.(4)  "Service plan" means an outline of the service that would be provided by an authority.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1186, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 306, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|