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TX Transp Code § 317.112 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle E - Municipal Streets|Chapter 317 - Elimination of Grade-Level Street Crossings by Railroad Lines in Municipalities With Population of More Than 100,000|Subchapter C. Bonds|Section 317.112. Encumbrance as Additional Security

Sec. 317.112.  ENCUMBRANCE AS ADDITIONAL SECURITY.  (a)  As additional security for the payment of revenue bonds issued under this chapter, the governing body of a municipality may have executed in favor of the bondholders an indenture or deed of trust that encumbers all or part of a facility the net revenue of which is pledged to the payment of the bonds, including the land on which the facility is located.(b)  An indenture or deed of trust entered into under this section:(1)  may contain terms considered proper by the governing body;(2)  may provide for a grant, to any purchaser at a foreclosure sale, of a franchise to operate the facility for a term not to exceed 40 years from the date of the purchase, subject to all laws regulating same then in force;  and(3)  is enforceable in the manner provided under the laws of this state for the enforcement of other encumbrances.(c)  Under a sale ordered under the provisions of an encumbrance entered into under this section, the purchaser and the purchaser's successors or assigns are vested with:(1)  a permit or franchise to maintain the facility that conforms to the provisions stipulated in the indenture or deed of trust;(2)  powers and privileges similar to those of the municipality in the operation of the facility;  and(3)  the right to remove all or part of the facility for diversion to other purposes.(d)  The laws of this state other than this chapter do not apply to the authorization or execution of an encumbrance entered into under this chapter or to the granting of a franchise under this chapter.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 24, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Transp Code § 317.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle E - Municipal Streets|Chapter 317 - Elimination of Grade-Level Street Crossings by Railroad Lines in Municipalities With Population of More Than 100,000|Subchapter D. Refunding Bonds|Section 317.151. Applicability of Law Relating to Original Bonds

Sec. 317.151.  APPLICABILITY OF LAW RELATING TO ORIGINAL BONDS.  The provisions of this chapter relating to original bonds apply to refunding bonds issued under this chapter to the extent the provisions can be made to apply.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 24, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Transp Code § 317.152 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle E - Municipal Streets|Chapter 317 - Elimination of Grade-Level Street Crossings by Railroad Lines in Municipalities With Population of More Than 100,000|Subchapter D. Refunding Bonds|Section 317.152. Authority to Issue Tax Refunding Bonds

Sec. 317.152.  AUTHORITY TO ISSUE TAX REFUNDING BONDS.  (a)  The governing body of a municipality by ordinance may issue tax bonds under this chapter to refund outstanding original or refunding bonds issued by the municipality under this chapter and the accrued interest on those bonds.(b)  Refunding bonds issued under this section may be issued to refund tax bonds of more than one series or issue.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 24, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Transp Code § 317.153 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle E - Municipal Streets|Chapter 317 - Elimination of Grade-Level Street Crossings by Railroad Lines in Municipalities With Population of More Than 100,000|Subchapter D. Refunding Bonds|Section 317.153. Authority to Issue Revenue Refunding Bonds

Sec. 317.153.  AUTHORITY TO ISSUE REVENUE REFUNDING BONDS.  The governing body of a municipality by ordinance may issue revenue bonds under this chapter to refund outstanding original or refunding revenue bonds issued by the municipality under this chapter and the accrued interest on those bonds.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 24, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Transp Code § 317.154 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle E - Municipal Streets|Chapter 317 - Elimination of Grade-Level Street Crossings by Railroad Lines in Municipalities With Population of More Than 100,000|Subchapter D. Refunding Bonds|Section 317.154. Terms of Issuance of Revenue Refunding Bonds

Sec. 317.154.  TERMS OF ISSUANCE OF REVENUE REFUNDING BONDS.  (a)  Revenue refunding bonds may:(1)  be combined with new or original revenue bonds into one series or issue;(2)  be issued to refund bonds of more than one series or issue;(3)  combine the pledges securing the bonds to be refunded to secure the revenue refunding bonds;  or(4)  be secured by a pledge of other or additional net revenue.(b)  Revenue refunding bonds may bear interest at a rate higher than that of the bonds to be refunded.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 24, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Transp Code § 317.155 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle E - Municipal Streets|Chapter 317 - Elimination of Grade-Level Street Crossings by Railroad Lines in Municipalities With Population of More Than 100,000|Subchapter D. Refunding Bonds|Section 317.155. Registration of Refunding Bonds by Comptroller

Sec. 317.155.  REGISTRATION OF REFUNDING BONDS BY COMPTROLLER.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), the comptroller shall register refunding bonds on surrender and cancellation of the bonds to be refunded.(b)  The comptroller shall register refunding bonds without the surrender and cancellation of the bonds to be refunded if the ordinance authorizing the issuance of the refunding bonds requires that the bonds be sold and the proceeds from the sale be deposited where the bonds to be refunded are payable.(c)  Refunding bonds to which Subsection (b) applies may be issued in an amount sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds to be refunded to the option or maturity date of the bonds.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 24, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Transp Code § 317.156 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle E - Municipal Streets|Chapter 317 - Elimination of Grade-Level Street Crossings by Railroad Lines in Municipalities With Population of More Than 100,000|Subchapter D. Refunding Bonds|Section 317.156. Escrow Agreement

Sec. 317.156.  ESCROW AGREEMENT.  (a)  The proceeds from revenue refunding bonds that are deposited as provided by Section 317.155(b) shall be held under an escrow agreement so that the proceeds will be available to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds to be refunded as each becomes due.(b)  The escrow agreement may provide that the proceeds may, until needed to pay principal and interest, be invested in direct obligations of the United States.(c)  Interest earned on an investment described by Subsection (b) shall be considered revenue of the facility.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 24, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Transp Code § 342.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle F - Private Causeways, Ferries, and Certain Toll Bridges|Chapter 342 - Ferries and Certain Toll Bridges|Subchapter A. Government-Owned Ferries|Section 342.001. Ferry Connecting State Highways

Sec. 342.001.  FERRY CONNECTING STATE HIGHWAYS.  (a)  The department may purchase, construct, maintain, operate, or control a ferry that crosses:(1)  a bay, arm, channel, or saltwater lake emptying into the Gulf of Mexico;(2)  an inlet of the Gulf of Mexico;  or(3)  a river or other navigable body of water.(b)  This section applies only if:(1)  the ferry connects designated state highways;  or(2)  the ferry connects a designated highway of this state and a designated highway of an adjoining state that by statute provides for the acquisition, construction, and maintenance of a ferry jointly by the states and for public use of the ferry as the states agree.(c)  The department shall use money from the state highway fund to carry out this section.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 342.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle F - Private Causeways, Ferries, and Certain Toll Bridges|Chapter 342 - Ferries and Certain Toll Bridges|Subchapter A. Government-Owned Ferries|Section 342.002. County Ferries

Sec. 342.002.  COUNTY FERRIES.  The commissioners court of a county may establish public ferries as required by the public interest.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 13.11(d), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Transp Code § 342.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle F - Private Causeways, Ferries, and Certain Toll Bridges|Chapter 342 - Ferries and Certain Toll Bridges|Subchapter A. Government-Owned Ferries|Section 342.003. Melvin O

Sec. 342.003.  MELVIN O. LITTLETON FERRY LANDING.  (a)  In recognition of Melvin O. Littleton's outstanding supervision of the Port Aransas ferry for 30 years, the ferry landing owned by the department in Port Aransas is designated as the Melvin O. Littleton Ferry Landing.(b)  The department shall design and construct a memorial marker at the ferry landing in Port Aransas indicating the designation as the Melvin O. Littleton Ferry Landing and any other appropriate information.(c)  The department shall repair and replace the marker required by this section and maintain the grounds for the marker.(d)  The department may accept a grant or donation to assist in financing the construction and maintenance of a marker.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1036, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Transp Code § 342.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle F - Private Causeways, Ferries, and Certain Toll Bridges|Chapter 342 - Ferries and Certain Toll Bridges|Subchapter A. Government-Owned Ferries|Section 342.004. Galveston-Port Bolivar Ferry and Port Aransas Ferry Vehicle Stickers

Sec. 342.004.  GALVESTON-PORT BOLIVAR FERRY AND PORT ARANSAS FERRY VEHICLE STICKERS.  (a)  The department may adopt rules to establish a system under which an owner of a motor vehicle may apply to the department for issuance of:(1)  a sticker for the vehicle that entitles the vehicle to have priority in boarding the Galveston-Port Bolivar ferry operated by the department;  or(2)  a sticker for the vehicle that entitles the vehicle to have priority in boarding the Port Aransas ferry operated by the department.(b)  Any rules adopted under this section must:(1)  establish a design for the sticker for each ferry;(2)  designate the place where a sticker must be affixed to the windshield of the motor vehicle for which it is issued;(3)  establish an annual fee for a ferry vehicle sticker;(4)  prescribe forms necessary for the administration of this section;  and(5)  ensure that a vehicle displaying a sticker issued under this section is given priority in boarding the applicable ferry only until the ferry reaches 50 percent of its vehicle capacity.(c)  The department shall deposit each fee collected under this section to the credit of the state highway fund.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 810, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Transp Code § 342.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle F - Private Causeways, Ferries, and Certain Toll Bridges|Chapter 342 - Ferries and Certain Toll Bridges|Subchapter B. Establishing Toll Bridge or Ferry|Section 342.051. Right of Property Owner to Operate Ferry

Sec. 342.051.  RIGHT OF PROPERTY OWNER TO OPERATE FERRY.  (a)  A person who owns land fronting a body of water may operate a public ferry across the water.(b)  A person who owns land on both sides of the body of water is entitled to the exclusive right of ferriage to and from the land owned.(c)  A person who owns land only on one side of the body of water may operate a public ferry between the person's land and land on the opposite side if the person obtains the consent of the owner of the other land.  If the other landowner's consent cannot be obtained, the person may apply to the commissioners court of the county in which the other land is located for the establishment of a public road from the opposite side of the body of water.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 342.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle F - Private Causeways, Ferries, and Certain Toll Bridges|Chapter 342 - Ferries and Certain Toll Bridges|Subchapter B. Establishing Toll Bridge or Ferry|Section 342.052. Bridge or Ferry Company's Incorporation Statement

Sec. 342.052.  BRIDGE OR FERRY COMPANY'S INCORPORATION STATEMENT.  The articles of incorporation of a company organized to erect a bridge or operate a ferry must state the body of water that the bridge or ferry is to cross.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 342.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle F - Private Causeways, Ferries, and Certain Toll Bridges|Chapter 342 - Ferries and Certain Toll Bridges|Subchapter B. Establishing Toll Bridge or Ferry|Section 342.053. Company's Geographical Claim

Sec. 342.053.  COMPANY'S GEOGRAPHICAL CLAIM.  (a)  The articles of incorporation of a company organized to erect and maintain a bridge or operate a ferry may specify the geographical area of the company's exclusive operations.  No part of the area specified may be farther than three miles from the nearest point of the bridge or route of the ferry.(b)  Another toll bridge or ferry for hire may not be established on the same body of water within the area specified in the articles.(c)  Subsection (b) does not prohibit a bridge or ferry at the crossing of a road on the body of water that the commissioners court of the county in which the crossing is located declares to be a public road regardless of when that declaration is made.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 342.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle F - Private Causeways, Ferries, and Certain Toll Bridges|Chapter 342 - Ferries and Certain Toll Bridges|Subchapter C. Ferry Operator's License and Duties|Section 342.101. License Requirement

Sec. 342.101.  LICENSE REQUIREMENT.  A person may not operate a ferry for hire unless the person holds a license to operate the ferry issued under this chapter.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 342.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle F - Private Causeways, Ferries, and Certain Toll Bridges|Chapter 342 - Ferries and Certain Toll Bridges|Subchapter C. Ferry Operator's License and Duties|Section 342.102. License Application

Sec. 342.102.  LICENSE APPLICATION.  To obtain a license to operate a ferry a person must file an application with:(1)  the commissioners court of the county in which the ferry is located;  or(2)  if the ferry is to be operated between land in different counties, the commissioners court of the county in which the applicant resides or has the ferry house.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 342.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle F - Private Causeways, Ferries, and Certain Toll Bridges|Chapter 342 - Ferries and Certain Toll Bridges|Subchapter C. Ferry Operator's License and Duties|Section 342.103. Issuance of License

Sec. 342.103.  ISSUANCE OF LICENSE.  (a)  The commissioners court shall approve an application for a license to operate a ferry for hire if the applicant:(1)  shows that the applicant owns the land on which the ferry is to be established;  and(2)  satisfies the court that the public convenience will be promoted by operation of the ferry.(b)  The commissioners court shall issue the license when the applicant:(1)  executes a bond in accordance with Section 342.104;  and(2)  presents a receipt from the county treasurer for payment of the license fee imposed under Section 342.104.(c)  A license issued under this section expires on the first anniversary of the date it is issued and may be renewed annually.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 342.104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle F - Private Causeways, Ferries, and Certain Toll Bridges|Chapter 342 - Ferries and Certain Toll Bridges|Subchapter C. Ferry Operator's License and Duties|Section 342.104. Bond; License Fee

Sec. 342.104.  BOND;  LICENSE FEE.  (a)  The holder of a license to operate a ferry annually shall execute a bond payable to and approved by the county judge conditioned on the license holder's compliance with this chapter.(b)  The commissioners court shall set the amount of the bond at not less than $1,000.(c)  The commissioners court may impose an annual license fee not to exceed $100.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 342.105 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle F - Private Causeways, Ferries, and Certain Toll Bridges|Chapter 342 - Ferries and Certain Toll Bridges|Subchapter C. Ferry Operator's License and Duties|Section 342.105. Ferry Operation Between Counties

Sec. 342.105.  FERRY OPERATION BETWEEN COUNTIES.  (a)  A person who holds a license to operate a ferry between two counties has the same rights and duties as a person licensed to operate a ferry exclusively in one county.(b)  A commissioners court other than the commissioners court that issues the license may not impose a tax or license fee on a ferry that operates between two counties.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 342.106 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle F - Private Causeways, Ferries, and Certain Toll Bridges|Chapter 342 - Ferries and Certain Toll Bridges|Subchapter C. Ferry Operator's License and Duties|Section 342.106. Temporary License

Sec. 342.106.  TEMPORARY LICENSE.  (a)  Between regular terms of a commissioners court of a county a person may obtain from the county judge a temporary license to operate a public ferry until the next regular term of the commissioners court.(b)  The holder of a temporary license may impose the toll rates imposed at other ferries operating on the same body of water for which the temporary license is issued.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 342.107 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle F - Private Causeways, Ferries, and Certain Toll Bridges|Chapter 342 - Ferries and Certain Toll Bridges|Subchapter C. Ferry Operator's License and Duties|Section 342.107. Duties of Ferry Operator

Sec. 342.107.  DUTIES OF FERRY OPERATOR.  The holder of a license to operate a ferry shall:(1)  at all times maintain good, safe, and substantial boats in sufficient number to readily accommodate the public;(2)  keep the banks used by the ferry in good repair and graded so that the ascent from the water's edge to the top of the bank does not exceed one foot in height for each seven feet from the water's edge;  and(3)  readily attend a passenger wanting to cross with animals or other property.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 342.108 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle F - Private Causeways, Ferries, and Certain Toll Bridges|Chapter 342 - Ferries and Certain Toll Bridges|Subchapter C. Ferry Operator's License and Duties|Section 342.108. General County Authority Over Ferries

Sec. 342.108.  GENERAL COUNTY AUTHORITY OVER FERRIES.  The commissioners court of a county may exercise general control over all ferries in the county.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 13.11(e), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Transp Code § 342.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle F - Private Causeways, Ferries, and Certain Toll Bridges|Chapter 342 - Ferries and Certain Toll Bridges|Subchapter D. County Regulation of Tolls|Section 342.201. Tolls for Bridges and Ferries

Sec. 342.201.  TOLLS FOR BRIDGES AND FERRIES.  The commissioners court of a county, by an order made at a regular term and entered on the minutes of the court, shall regulate the toll for crossing any bridge or ferry in the county.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 342.202 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle F - Private Causeways, Ferries, and Certain Toll Bridges|Chapter 342 - Ferries and Certain Toll Bridges|Subchapter D. County Regulation of Tolls|Section 342.202. Establishing and Changing Ferry Toll Rates

Sec. 342.202.  ESTABLISHING AND CHANGING FERRY TOLL RATES.  (a)  When a commissioners court issues a license to operate a ferry, the court shall state in its record the toll rate that may be charged for ferrying property usually transported by a ferry.(b)  The commissioners court may at its first term of the year, and shall at another term on the petition of 20 residents of the county, revise and if necessary change the toll rate for ferries in the county.(c)  The county clerk shall:(1)  record toll rates, including changes;  and(2)  deliver to each person holding a license to operate a ferry issued by the county a copy of the record, signed and sealed by the clerk.(d)  A change of toll rate may not take effect before the 31st day after the date on which the change is made.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 342.203 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle F - Private Causeways, Ferries, and Certain Toll Bridges|Chapter 342 - Ferries and Certain Toll Bridges|Subchapter D. County Regulation of Tolls|Section 342.203. Ferry Charge on Swimming Cow or Horse

Sec. 342.203.  FERRY CHARGE ON SWIMMING COW OR HORSE.  The commissioners court may not authorize a charge of more than one cent for each cow or horse swimming the river at a location for which a license is issued to operate a ferry, including the use of a pen or boat necessary to control the animal.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 342.204 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle F - Private Causeways, Ferries, and Certain Toll Bridges|Chapter 342 - Ferries and Certain Toll Bridges|Subchapter D. County Regulation of Tolls|Section 342.204. Refusal to Operate at Authorized Toll Rates

Sec. 342.204.  REFUSAL TO OPERATE AT AUTHORIZED TOLL RATES.  (a)  If the holder of a license to operate a ferry refuses to operate at the toll rates authorized by the commissioners court, the court may issue a license to operate the ferry to another person who agrees to operate the ferry at those rates.(b)  If the former license holder requests, the person who receives a license under this section shall purchase the ferry boat in use at the location at the valuation placed on it by two residents of the vicinity where the ferry is operated.  The former license holder and the person receiving the license each shall choose one of the residents.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 342.205 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle F - Private Causeways, Ferries, and Certain Toll Bridges|Chapter 342 - Ferries and Certain Toll Bridges|Subchapter D. County Regulation of Tolls|Section 342.205. Charge Imposed on Certain Interstate Ferries

Sec. 342.205.  CHARGE IMPOSED ON CERTAIN INTERSTATE FERRIES.  If a body of water forms a part of the boundary between this state and another state and the other state imposes a charge to land a ferry from this state in that state, the commissioners court of a county may impose a charge equal to the amount of that charge to land a ferry from that state in this state.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|