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TX Transp Code § 451.204 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 451 - Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authorities|Subchapter E. Regional Economic Development Facilities in Stations or Terminal Complexes|Section 451.204. Contracts for Regional Economic Development Facilities

Sec. 451.204.  CONTRACTS FOR REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FACILITIES.  (a)  An authority may:(1)  plan, acquire, establish, develop, construct, improve, maintain, operate, regulate, protect, and police the regional economic development facility portion of a station or terminal complex;  or(2)  agree with any person for the execution, in whole or part, of the activities described by Subdivision (1).(b)  An agreement made under Subsection (a)(2) is not effective unless the governing body of the principal municipality in the authority approves the agreement.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 451.205 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 451 - Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authorities|Subchapter E. Regional Economic Development Facilities in Stations or Terminal Complexes|Section 451.205. Station or Terminal Complex: Regional Economic Development Facilities Additional Tax

Sec. 451.205.  STATION OR TERMINAL COMPLEX:  REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FACILITIES ADDITIONAL TAX.  (a)  An authority may increase its sales and use tax rate, not to exceed the rate authorized by Sections 451.404 and 451.405, to provide for the planning, acquisition, establishment, development, and construction of a station or terminal complex that includes regional economic development facilities if a majority of the votes received in an election called for that purpose approve the increase.(b)  An election under Subsection (a) may be called only if both the governing body of the principal municipality and the board by resolution order the election after:(1)  a petition requesting an election is submitted to the board;(2)  the board and the governing body hold separate public hearings on the ballot proposition;  and(3)  notice is given of the intent to vote on the tax rate increase.(c)  The notice provided under Subsection (b)(3) must include:(1)  a statement or description of the purpose of the tax rate increase;  and(2)  a statement that after five years the revenue from the tax rate increase may be used only for mass transit purposes other than the regional economic development facilities portion of the station or terminal complex, and then only if approved by the voters at an election held at that time.(d)  To be valid, a petition under Subsection (b) must:(1)  contain signatures of at least 10 percent of the registered voters of the authority collected not earlier than the 180th day before the date the petition is submitted to the board;(2)  state that the petition is intended to initiate an election to increase the rate of the sales and use tax of the authority for the purpose of establishing and operating a regional economic development facility;  and(3)  include the ballot proposition for the election.(e)  The ballot proposition must contain a specific description of the regional economic development facilities projects to be financed by the revenue from the tax rate increase.(f)  A petition is considered to be valid if the board fails to act on the petition before the 31st day after the date the petition is submitted to the board.(g)  An election under this section may not be held earlier than the first anniversary after the date of a previous election to approve a tax rate increase under this section.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 451.206 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 451 - Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authorities|Subchapter E. Regional Economic Development Facilities in Stations or Terminal Complexes|Section 451.206. Use of Revenue for Regional Economic Development Facilities

Sec. 451.206.  USE OF REVENUE FOR REGIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FACILITIES.  (a)  Revenue received from the collection of the authority's sales and use tax at the rate equal to the amount of the rate increase adopted under this subchapter may be used only to finance a project described in the ballot proposition.(b)  The dedication of revenue under Subsection (a) expires on the fifth anniversary of the date the sales and use tax rate increase takes effect in the authority.(c)  Money not used for the regional economic development facilities portion of a station or terminal complex may be used for other purposes.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 451.207 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 451 - Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authorities|Subchapter E. Regional Economic Development Facilities in Stations or Terminal Complexes|Section 451.207. Continuation of Tax Rate Increase

Sec. 451.207.  CONTINUATION OF TAX RATE INCREASE.  On the expiration of the dedication of an authority's sales and use tax rate increase revenue as provided by Section 451.206, the board shall decrease the authority's sales and use tax rate to its previous rate unless:(1)  the board determines that the revenue from the increased rate is necessary for purposes other than the regional economic development facilities portion of the station or terminal complex;(2)  the board submits the question of the continuation of the increased rate to the voters of the authority at an election held as provided by this chapter;  and(3)  at the election, a majority of the votes received on the measure favor the continuation of the increased tax rate.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 451.251 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 451 - Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authorities|Subchapter F. Special Programs and Services|Section 451.251. Contract Goals for Disadvantaged Businesses

Sec. 451.251.  CONTRACT GOALS FOR DISADVANTAGED BUSINESSES.  An authority that does not have an up-to-date disadvantaged business enterprise program, as defined by 49 C.F.R. Part 23, to assist minorities and women in participating in authority contracts should establish goals for that participation.  The recommended contract goals are:(1)  17 percent for construction, 11 percent for purchasing, and 24 percent for professional services;  or(2)  the weighted average equivalent of the categories in Subdivision (1).|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 451.252 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 451 - Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authorities|Subchapter F. Special Programs and Services|Section 451.252. Minority and Disadvantaged Individuals Program: Certain Authorities

Sec. 451.252.  MINORITY AND DISADVANTAGED INDIVIDUALS PROGRAM:  CERTAIN AUTHORITIES.  (a)  The board of an authority confirmed before July 1, 1985, shall establish a program to encourage participation in contracts of the authority by businesses owned by minorities or disadvantaged individuals.(b)  This section does not apply to an authority created before 1980 in which the principal municipality has a population of less than 1.9 million.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1163 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 153, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 451.253 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 451 - Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authorities|Subchapter F. Special Programs and Services|Section 451.253. Minority and Women-Owned Business Program: Certain Authorities

Sec. 451.253.  MINORITY AND WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESS PROGRAM:  CERTAIN AUTHORITIES.  (a)  An authority with a regional economic development facility approved under Subchapter E  may establish a program reasonably designed to increase the participation of minority and women-owned businesses in public contracts awarded by the authority, and if the program is established, the board shall provide a plan to assist minority and women-owned businesses in the area served by the authority to achieve the purposes of the program.  If the board establishes an overall minority and women-owned business contract percentage goal as a part of the program, the goal may not exceed the capability of the minority and women-owned businesses in the area served by the authority to perform the number and type of contracts awarded by the authority, as determined by a qualified, independent source.(b)  The board shall periodically review the effectiveness of the program and the reasonableness of the program goals.(c)  This section does not affect Sections 451.110 and 451.111, but prospective bidders may be required to meet uniform standards designed to assure a reasonable degree of participation by minority and women-owned businesses in the performance of any contract.(d)  In this section:(1)  "Minority" includes blacks, Hispanics, Asian Americans, American Indians, and Alaska natives.(2)  "Minority business" means a business concern more than 50 percent of which is owned and controlled in management and daily operations by members of one or more minorities.(3)  "Women-owned business" means a business concern more than 50 percent of which is owned and controlled in management and daily operations by one or more women.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 451.254 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 451 - Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authorities|Subchapter F. Special Programs and Services|Section 451.254. Program for Persons With Physical Disabilities: Certain Authorities

Sec. 451.254.  PROGRAM FOR PERSONS WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES:  CERTAIN AUTHORITIES.  (a)  The board of an authority confirmed before July 1, 1985, shall promote the availability and use of transportation services of the authority by persons who have physical disabilities by establishing a program that:(1)  is designed to meet the specific transportation problems of those persons;  and(2)  establishes the means by which transportation services are to be provided to those persons.(b)  Before establishing a program under this section, the board shall hold public hearings relating to the establishment and operation of the program.(c)  This section does not apply to an authority created before 1980 in which the principal municipality has a population of less than 1.9 million.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1163 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 154, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 451.255 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 451 - Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authorities|Subchapter F. Special Programs and Services|Section 451.255. Transportation for Jobs Program Participants

Sec. 451.255.  TRANSPORTATION FOR JOBS PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS.  (a)  An authority shall contract with the Texas Department of Human Services to provide, in accordance with federal law, transportation services to a person who:(1)  resides in the area served by the authority;(2)  is receiving financial assistance under Chapter 31, Human Resources Code;  and(3)  is registered in the jobs opportunities and basic skills training program under Part F, Subchapter IV, Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 682).(b)  The contract must include provisions to ensure that:(1)  the authority is required to provide transportation services only to a location:(A)  to which the person travels in connection with participation in the jobs opportunities and basic skills training program;  and(B)  that the authority serves under the authority's authorized rate structure and existing services;(2)  the authority provides directly to the Texas Department of Human Services trip vouchers for distribution by the department to a person who is eligible under this section to receive transportation services;(3)  the Texas Department of Human Services reimburses the authority for allowable costs, at the applicable federal matching rate;  and(4)  the Texas Department of Human Services may return undistributed trip vouchers to the authority.(c)  An authority shall certify the amount of public funds spent by the authority under this section for the purpose of obtaining federal funds under the jobs opportunities and basic skills training program.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 451.256 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 451 - Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authorities|Subchapter F. Special Programs and Services|Section 451.256. Waiver of Federal Requirements

Sec. 451.256.  WAIVER OF FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS.  If, before implementing Section 451.255, the Texas Department of Human Services determines that a waiver or authorization from a federal agency is necessary for implementation, the Texas Department of Human Services shall request the waiver or authorization, and the department and an authority may delay implementing Section 451.255 until the waiver or authorization is granted.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 451.351 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 451 - Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authorities|Subchapter H. Bonds|Section 451.351. Definition

Sec. 451.351.  DEFINITION.  In this subchapter, "bond" includes a note.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 451.352 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 451 - Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authorities|Subchapter H. Bonds|Section 451.352. Power to Issue Bonds

Sec. 451.352.  POWER TO ISSUE BONDS.  (a)  An authority may issue bonds at any time and for any amounts it considers necessary or appropriate for the acquisition, construction, repair, equipping, improvement, or extension of its transit authority system.(b)  The board, by resolution, may authorize the issuance of bonds payable solely from revenue.(c)  Bonds, any portion of which is payable from taxes, may not be issued until authorized by a majority of the votes received in an election ordered and held for that purpose.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 451.353 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 451 - Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authorities|Subchapter H. Bonds|Section 451.353. Bond Terms

Sec. 451.353.  BOND TERMS.  (a)  An authority's bonds are fully negotiable.  An authority may make the bonds redeemable before maturity at the price and subject to the terms and conditions that are provided in the authority's resolution authorizing the bonds.(b)  A revenue bond indenture may limit a power of the authority provided by Sections 451.054-451.060, 451.061(a) or (b), 451.064-451.069, 451.107(a), or 451.251 as long as the bonds issued under the indenture are outstanding.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 451.354 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 451 - Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authorities|Subchapter H. Bonds|Section 451.354. Sale

Sec. 451.354.  SALE.  An authority's bonds may be sold at a public or private sale as determined by the board to be the more advantageous.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 451.355 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 451 - Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authorities|Subchapter H. Bonds|Section 451.355. Approval; Registration

Sec. 451.355.  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.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 451.356 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 451 - Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authorities|Subchapter H. Bonds|Section 451.356. Incontestability

Sec. 451.356.  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.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 451.357 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 451 - Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authorities|Subchapter H. Bonds|Section 451.357. Security Pledged

Sec. 451.357.  SECURITY PLEDGED.  (a)  To secure the payment of an authority's bonds, the authority may:(1)  pledge all or part of revenue realized 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) an authority may, subject to the terms of the bond indenture or the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds, encumber a separate item of the transit authority system and acquire, use, hold, or contract for the property by lease, chattel mortgage, or other conditional sale including an equipment trust transaction.(c)  An authority may not issue bonds secured by ad valorem tax revenue.(d)  An authority is not prohibited by this subchapter from encumbering one or more transit authority systems to purchase, construct, extend, or repair one or more other transit authority systems.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 451.358 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 451 - Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authorities|Subchapter H. Bonds|Section 451.358. Pledge of Revenue Limited

Sec. 451.358.  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 a transit authority system that is encumbered under this chapter.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 451.359 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 451 - Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authorities|Subchapter H. Bonds|Section 451.359. Refunding Bonds

Sec. 451.359.  REFUNDING BONDS.  An authority may issue refunding bonds for the purposes and in the manner authorized by general law, including Chapter 1207, Government Code.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 8.395, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Transp Code § 451.360 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 451 - Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authorities|Subchapter H. Bonds|Section 451.360. Bonds as Authorized Investments

Sec. 451.360.  BONDS AS AUTHORIZED INVESTMENTS.  (a)  An authority's bonds are authorized investments for:(1)  a bank;(2)  a savings bank;(3)  a trust company;(4)  a savings and loan association;  and(5)  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.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 451.361 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 451 - Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authorities|Subchapter H. Bonds|Section 451.361. Exchange of Bonds for Existing System

Sec. 451.361.  EXCHANGE OF BONDS FOR EXISTING SYSTEM.  An authority's revenue bonds may be exchanged, in lieu of cash, for the property of all or part of an existing transit authority system to be acquired by the authority.  If the property is owned by a corporation that will dissolve simultaneously with the exchange, the authority may acquire the stock of the corporation.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 451.362 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 451 - Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authorities|Subchapter H. Bonds|Section 451.362. Short-Term Bonds

Sec. 451.362.  SHORT-TERM BONDS.  (a)  Notwithstanding other provisions of this chapter and except as provided by Subsections (c) and (d), the board, by order or resolution, may issue bonds that are secured by revenue or taxes of the authority if the bonds:(1)  have a term of not more than 12 months; and(2)  are payable only from revenue or taxes received on or after the date of their issuance and before the end of the fiscal year following the fiscal year in which the bonds are issued.(b)  A bond issued under this section need not be approved by the attorney general or registered with the comptroller.(c)  In an authority in which the principal municipality has a population of 1.5 million or more, bonds may have a term of not more than five years.  The bonds are payable only from revenue on taxes received on or after the date of their issuance.(d)  In an authority created before 1980 in which the principal municipality has a population of less than 1.9 million, bonds may have a term of not more than 10 years.  The bonds are payable only from fee revenue received on or after the date the bonds are issued.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1325, Sec. 19.09, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 89 (S.B. 1074), Sec. 1, eff. May 14, 2007.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1163 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 155, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 451.3625 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 451 - Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authorities|Subchapter H. Bonds|Section 451.3625. Bonds for Rail System; Certain Authorities

Sec. 451.3625.  BONDS FOR RAIL SYSTEM;  CERTAIN AUTHORITIES.  (a)  This section applies only to an authority confirmed before July 1, 1985, in which the principal municipality has a population of less than 850,000.(b)  An authority may not issue short-term debt under Section 451.362 or bonds secured by the revenue of the authority to finance any portion of the purchase, acquisition, construction, operation, or maintenance of a fixed rail transit system unless the system is approved at a referendum under Section 451.071.(c)  If a referendum is approved under Section 451.071, the term for which short-term debt may be issued under Section 451.362 is increased to five years if the purpose of the debt is the purchase, acquisition, construction, operation, or maintenance of the fixed rail transit system approved at the referendum.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 472, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1163 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 156, eff. September 1, 2011.|