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TX Transp Code § 455.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 455 - Powers and Duties of Department of Transportation Regarding Mass Transportation|Subchapter B. State Safety Oversight Program|Section 455.053. Oversight

Sec. 455.053.  OVERSIGHT.  The department shall oversee all safety aspects of rail fixed guideway public transportation systems in accordance with 49 U.S.C. Section 5329, including the development, implementation, and application of the public transportation agency safety plan.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 434 (S.B. 1523), Sec. 4, eff. June 1, 2017.|
TX Transp Code § 455.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 455 - Powers and Duties of Department of Transportation Regarding Mass Transportation|Subchapter B. State Safety Oversight Program|Section 455.054. Enforcement

Sec. 455.054.  ENFORCEMENT.  The department shall:(1)  enforce federal and state laws on rail fixed guideway public transportation safety;(2)  review, revise, approve, oversee, and enforce the public transportation agency safety plan required under 49 U.S.C. Section 5329(d), including the implementation by a rail fixed guideway public transportation system of the system's plan;(3)  investigate and enforce the safety of rail fixed guideway public transportation systems; and (4)  coordinate all enforcement responsibilities with other governmental entities as needed.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 434 (S.B. 1523), Sec. 4, eff. June 1, 2017.|
TX Transp Code § 455.055 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 455 - Powers and Duties of Department of Transportation Regarding Mass Transportation|Subchapter B. State Safety Oversight Program|Section 455.055. Staffing Levels; Training

Sec. 455.055.  STAFFING LEVELS; TRAINING.  (a)  The department, in consultation with the Federal Transit Administration, shall determine an appropriate staffing level for the state safety oversight program that is commensurate with the number, size, and complexity of rail fixed guideway public transportation systems in this state.(b)  The department shall ensure that the personnel who are responsible for rail fixed guideway public transportation safety oversight are qualified to perform oversight functions through appropriate training, including the successful completion of the public transportation safety certification training program established under 49 U.S.C. Section 5329(c).|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 434 (S.B. 1523), Sec. 4, eff. June 1, 2017.|
TX Transp Code § 455.056 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 455 - Powers and Duties of Department of Transportation Regarding Mass Transportation|Subchapter B. State Safety Oversight Program|Section 455.056. Audit of Compliance With Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan

Sec. 455.056.  AUDIT OF COMPLIANCE WITH PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION AGENCY SAFETY PLAN.  At least once every three years, the department shall audit the compliance of the rail fixed guideway public transportation systems in this state with the public transportation agency safety plan required by 49 U.S.C. Section 5329(d).|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 434 (S.B. 1523), Sec. 4, eff. June 1, 2017.|
TX Transp Code § 455.057 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 455 - Powers and Duties of Department of Transportation Regarding Mass Transportation|Subchapter B. State Safety Oversight Program|Section 455.057. Annual Status Report

Sec. 455.057.  ANNUAL STATUS REPORT.  The department shall provide an annual status report on the safety of the state's rail fixed guideway public transportation systems to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, the Federal Transit Administration, and the governing body of each rail fixed guideway public transportation system under the oversight of the department.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 434 (S.B. 1523), Sec. 4, eff. June 1, 2017.|
TX Transp Code § 455.058 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 455 - Powers and Duties of Department of Transportation Regarding Mass Transportation|Subchapter B. State Safety Oversight Program|Section 455.058. Use of Contractor

Sec. 455.058.  USE OF CONTRACTOR.  (a)  The department may enter into an agreement with a contractor to act on behalf of the department in carrying out the duties of the department under this subchapter.(b)  A contractor may not provide services to both the department and a rail fixed guideway public transportation system under the oversight of the department unless the provision of those services is authorized by a waiver issued by the Federal Transit Administrator or the administrator's designee.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 434 (S.B. 1523), Sec. 4, eff. June 1, 2017.|
TX Transp Code § 455.059 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 455 - Powers and Duties of Department of Transportation Regarding Mass Transportation|Subchapter B. State Safety Oversight Program|Section 455.059. Confidential Information

Sec. 455.059.  CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.  The data collected for and the report of an investigation conducted under this subchapter by the department or a contractor acting on behalf of the department and any part of a rail fixed guideway public transportation system safety plan that concerns security for the system are confidential and not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 434 (S.B. 1523), Sec. 4, eff. June 1, 2017.|
TX Transp Code § 455.060 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 455 - Powers and Duties of Department of Transportation Regarding Mass Transportation|Subchapter B. State Safety Oversight Program|Section 455.060. Rules

Sec. 455.060.  RULES.  The commission shall adopt rules necessary to implement this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 434 (S.B. 1523), Sec. 4, eff. June 1, 2017.|
TX Transp Code § 456.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 456 - State Financing of Public Transportation|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 456.002. Administration and Purpose

Sec. 456.002.  ADMINISTRATION AND PURPOSE.  (a)  The commission shall administer the formula and discretionary programs provided by this chapter.(b)  Each public transportation program provided by this chapter, except the passenger rail service assistance program under Subchapter D, is a grant program for public transportation projects.  Approval by the United States of a proposed public transportation project means that the project is consistent with the purposes of this chapter and with the continuing, cooperative, and comprehensive regional transportation planning implemented in accordance with the Federal Transit Act and the Federal-Aid Highway Act.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 110, Sec. 1, eff. May 16, 1997;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.34(b), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Transp Code § 456.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 456 - State Financing of Public Transportation|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 456.003. Participation Ineligibility

Sec. 456.003.  PARTICIPATION INELIGIBILITY.  A transit authority is ineligible to participate in the formula or discretionary program provided by this chapter unless the authority was created under Chapter 453 or former Article 1118z, Revised Statutes, by a municipality having a population of less than 200,000.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 456.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 456 - State Financing of Public Transportation|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 456.004. General Financing Application Requirements

Sec. 456.004.  GENERAL FINANCING APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.  An application for project financing under this chapter must be certified and contain a statement by the applicant that the proposed public transportation project is consistent with the continuing, cooperative, and comprehensive regional transportation planning implemented in accordance with the Federal Transit Act  and the Federal-Aid Highway Act.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.34(c), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Transp Code § 456.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 456 - State Financing of Public Transportation|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 456.005. Evaluation of Project

Sec. 456.005.  EVALUATION OF PROJECT.  In evaluating a project under the formula or discretionary program, the commission shall consider the need for fast, safe, efficient, and economical public transportation and the approval of the Federal Transit Administration, or its successor.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 456.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 456 - State Financing of Public Transportation|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 456.006. Use of Financing

Sec. 456.006.  USE OF FINANCING.  (a)  A designated recipient that is a rural or urban transit district or municipal transit department may use money from the formula or discretionary program and any local funds for any transit-related activity.(b)  A designated recipient not included in a transit authority but located in an urbanized area that includes one or more transit authorities and that received state transit funding during the biennium ending August 31, 1997, may receive money from the formula or discretionary program in an amount that does not exceed the amount of funds expended during that biennium to provide:(1)  65 percent of the local share requirement for a federally financed capital improvement project;(2)  50 percent of the local share requirement for a federally financed project for operating expenses;(3)  65 percent of the local share requirement for federally financed planning activities;  and(4)  50 percent of the total cost of a public transportation capital improvement project, if the designated recipient certifies that money from the United States is unavailable for the project and the commission determines that the project is vitally important to the development of public transportation in this state.(c)  In this section, "rural transit district" and "urban transit district" have the meanings assigned by Section 1, Chapter 645, Acts of the 74th Legislature, Regular Session, 1995 (Article 6663c-1, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes).|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.34(d), eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 588, Sec. 2, eff. June 2, 1997.|
TX Transp Code § 456.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 456 - State Financing of Public Transportation|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 456.007. Public Transportation Account Fund; Appropriations and Grants

Sec. 456.007.  PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ACCOUNT FUND;  APPROPRIATIONS AND GRANTS.  (a)  The public transportation account fund is an account in the general revenue fund.  A grant of money to the state for public transportation purposes from a public or private source shall be deposited to the credit of the public transportation account fund.  Money in the public transportation account fund may be used only by the department to carry out the responsibilities of the commission and the department for public transportation under this chapter.(b)  The legislature may appropriate money for public transportation purposes from the portion of the state highway fund that is not dedicated by the constitution.(c)  A federal grant of transit money to the state for public transportation purposes shall be deposited in the treasury to the credit of the state highway fund.  Federal transit grants for public transportation purposes may be used only by the department to carry out the responsibilities of the commission and the department for public transportation under this chapter.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.34(e), eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 588, Sec. 3, eff. June 2, 1997.|
TX Transp Code § 456.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 456 - State Financing of Public Transportation|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 456.008. Commission Report on Public Transportation Providers

Sec. 456.008.  COMMISSION REPORT ON PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PROVIDERS.  (a)  Not later than January 1 of each year, the commission by rule shall prepare and issue to the legislature a report on public transportation providers in this state that received state or federal funding during the previous 12-month period.  A report under this section must:(1)  detail the performance of the transportation providers during the preceding state fiscal year; and(2)  include, as to each transportation provider, monthly data on industry utilized standards that best reflect ridership, mileage, revenue by source, and service effectiveness.(b)  The commission shall establish a performance-based reporting system for all public transportation providers.  The commission may establish different performance measures for different sectors of the transit industry.  The performance measures shall assess the efficiency, effectiveness, and safety of the public transportation providers.(c)  The commission shall submit copies of each report issued under this section to the budget and planning division of the governor's office and the Legislative Budget Board not later than November 1 of the year following the period covered in the report.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 873, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1312 (S.B. 59), Sec. 93, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Transp Code § 456.021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 456 - State Financing of Public Transportation|Subchapter B. Formula Program|Section 456.021. Biennial Allocation

Sec. 456.021.  BIENNIAL ALLOCATION.  (a)  The commission shall allocate to large urbanized, small urbanized, and nonurbanized areas under the formula program provided by this subchapter the amount appropriated from all sources to the commission each state fiscal biennium for public transportation, other than money from the United States and amounts specifically appropriated for coordination, technical support, or other administrative costs.(b)  The commission shall make the allocation at the beginning of each state fiscal biennium.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 36 (H.B. 1140), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Transp Code § 456.022 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 456 - State Financing of Public Transportation|Subchapter B. Formula Program|Section 456.022. Formula Allocation

Sec. 456.022.  FORMULA ALLOCATION.  The commission shall adopt rules establishing a formula allocating funds among individual eligible public transportation providers.  The formula may take into account a transportation provider's performance, the number of its riders, the need of residents in its service area for public transportation, population, population density, land area, and other factors established by the commission.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.34(f), eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 588, Sec. 4, eff. June 2, 1997;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 312, Sec. 79(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2004.|
TX Transp Code § 456.023 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 456 - State Financing of Public Transportation|Subchapter B. Formula Program|Section 456.023. Application; Use of Money Not Applied For

Sec. 456.023.  APPLICATION;  USE OF MONEY NOT APPLIED FOR.  (a)  A designated recipient may submit an application to the commission for financing of a project under the formula program.(b)  The commission shall administer under the discretionary program provided by Subchapter C  any money that a designated recipient under the formula program has not applied for before the November commission meeting in the second year of a biennium.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 456.026 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 456 - State Financing of Public Transportation|Subchapter B. Formula Program|Section 456.026. Reporting by Designated Recipients

Sec. 456.026.  REPORTING BY DESIGNATED RECIPIENTS.  The commission by rule shall establish a performance-based reporting system for all designated recipients eligible for financing under the formula program.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 456.041 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 456 - State Financing of Public Transportation|Subchapter C. Discretionary Program|Section 456.041. Project Financing Application by Designated Recipient

Sec. 456.041.  PROJECT FINANCING APPLICATION BY DESIGNATED RECIPIENT.  (a)  To participate in the discretionary program provided by this subchapter, a designated recipient must submit to the commission an application for project financing.  The application must contain:(1)  a description of the project, including an estimate of the population that the project would benefit and the anticipated completion date of the project;(2)  a statement of the estimated cost of the project, including an estimate of the portion of the cost of the project financed by the United States;  and(3)  the certification required by Section 456.006(b)(4).(b)  After the commission receives an application under this section, the commission shall approve or deny the application and notify the applicant in writing of its decision.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.34(g), eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 588, Sec. 6, eff. June 2, 1997.|
TX Transp Code § 456.042 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 456 - State Financing of Public Transportation|Subchapter C. Discretionary Program|Section 456.042. Ride-Sharing Activities

Sec. 456.042.  RIDE-SHARING ACTIVITIES.  (a)  A designated recipient or a local government that has the power to operate a public transportation system, directly or by contract, in an urbanized or rural area may apply to the commission and receive money from the discretionary program for a capital expenditure to operate a ride-sharing activity.(b)  The commission shall provide 80 percent of the cost of capital expenditures for a ride-sharing activity of a project it approves under this section.(c)  An applicant for financing of a ride-sharing activity must certify that:(1)  money is available to provide 20 percent of the cost of the capital expenditure;(2)  the equipment the applicant provides for the ride-sharing activity will be used primarily for commuting purposes;(3)  the ride-sharing activity will be operated without state operating subsidies and under procedures required by Subsection (d);  and(4)  any financing available from the United States Department of Transportation to supplement state and locally financed capital expenditures for ride-sharing activities will be applied for and used for the replacement of van pool equipment in the manner required by Subsections (e) and (f).(d)  A recipient of money under this section must establish procedures to purchase van pool equipment that are satisfactory to the state and ensure that the equipment is operated for commuter purposes as a nonprofit activity in the manner required by Subsection (e).(e)  A recipient of money under this section must deposit all revenue in excess of operating expenses that is derived from the use of state-financed van pool equipment in a contingency reserve account designated for use in the replacement of state-financed van pool equipment at the end of the useful life of the equipment.(f)  The state financial interest in the purchase of replacement van pool equipment is based:(1)  on the ratio that money from the contingency reserve account that is used in the purchase of replacement equipment bears to the total price of the equipment;  and(2)  on the ratio that state money bears to the total price of the equipment being replaced.(g)  A recipient of money under this section shall return to the state the portion of any remaining money in the contingency reserve account when ride-sharing activities using state-financed van pool equipment cease that represents the ratio of state-to-local financing under the activities.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 456.061 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 456 - State Financing of Public Transportation|Subchapter D. Passenger Rail Service Assistance Program|Section 456.061. Definition

Sec. 456.061.  DEFINITION.  In this subchapter, "eligible corporation" means a corporation created under former Subchapter III, Chapter 14, Title 45, United States Code (now 49 U.S.C. Sections 24101 et seq. and 24301 et seq.).|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 110, Sec. 2, eff. May 16, 1997.|
TX Transp Code § 456.062 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 456 - State Financing of Public Transportation|Subchapter D. Passenger Rail Service Assistance Program|Section 456.062. Loans to Corporation

Sec. 456.062.  LOANS TO CORPORATION.  (a)  Under the authority of Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution, and from funds appropriated from the general revenue fund for this purpose, the commission may loan money to an eligible corporation that provides rail passenger service in the state.(b)  Notwithstanding any other statutory restriction, the portion of the state highway fund not dedicated by the constitution is collateral for repayment of a loan made under this section.  The comptroller may transfer from that portion of the state highway fund to the general revenue fund the amount needed to repay any unpaid balance on the loan, including applicable interest, in accordance with the loan agreement.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 110, Sec. 2, eff. May 16, 1997.|