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TX Transp Code § 453.154 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 453 - Municipal Transit Departments|Subchapter D. Transit Department Tax Election|Section 453.154. Results of Election

Sec. 453.154.  RESULTS OF ELECTION.  (a)  If a majority of the votes received at the election favor the proposition, the board shall:(1)  record the result in its minutes;  and(2)  adopt an order requiring implementation of the mass transit plan.(b)  If a majority of the votes received at the election do not favor the proposition, the board shall:(1)  record in its minutes an order declaring the result;  and(2)  dissolve the transit department as soon as practicable.(c)  The board shall file a certified copy of an order under this section with the Texas Department of Transportation, with the comptroller, and in the deed records of the county.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 453.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 453 - Municipal Transit Departments|Subchapter E. Special Transportation Programs|Section 453.201. Transportation for Jobs Program Participants

Sec. 453.201.  TRANSPORTATION FOR JOBS PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS.  (a)  A transit department 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 transit department;(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 transit department 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 transit department serves under the transit department's authorized rate structure and existing services;(2)  the transit department is to provide directly to the Texas Department of Human Services trip vouchers for distribution by the Texas Department of Human Services to a person who is eligible under this section to receive transportation services;(3)  the Texas Department of Human Services reimburses the transit department for allowable costs, at the applicable federal matching rate;  and(4)  the Texas Department of Human Services may return undistributed trip vouchers to the transit department.(c)  A transit department shall certify the amount of public funds spent by the transit department 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 § 453.202 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 453 - Municipal Transit Departments|Subchapter E. Special Transportation Programs|Section 453.202. Waiver of Federal Requirements

Sec. 453.202.  WAIVER OF FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS.  If, before implementing Section 453.201, 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 Texas Department of Human Services and a transit department may delay implementing Section 453.201 until the waiver or authorization is granted.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 453.301 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 453 - Municipal Transit Departments|Subchapter G. Bonds|Section 453.301. Definition

Sec. 453.301.  DEFINITION.  In this subchapter, "bond" includes a note.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 453.302 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 453 - Municipal Transit Departments|Subchapter G. Bonds|Section 453.302. Power to Issue Bonds

Sec. 453.302.  POWER TO ISSUE BONDS.  (a)  A transit department 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 municipality voting in an election.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 453.303 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 453 - Municipal Transit Departments|Subchapter G. Bonds|Section 453.303. Bond Terms

Sec. 453.303.  BOND TERMS.  (a)  A transit department's bonds are fully negotiable.(b)  The transit department may make the bonds redeemable before maturity at the price and subject to the terms and conditions that are provided in the resolution authorizing the bonds.(c)  A revenue bond indenture may limit a power of the transit department provided by Sections 453.101-453.108 or 453.109(b) as long as the bond containing the indenture is outstanding and unpaid.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 453.304 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 453 - Municipal Transit Departments|Subchapter G. Bonds|Section 453.304. Sale

Sec. 453.304.  SALE.  Bonds may be sold at a public or private sale as determined by the board.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 453.305 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 453 - Municipal Transit Departments|Subchapter G. Bonds|Section 453.305. Approval; Registration

Sec. 453.305.  APPROVAL;  REGISTRATION.  (a)  A transit department'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 transit department, 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 § 453.306 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 453 - Municipal Transit Departments|Subchapter G. Bonds|Section 453.306. Incontestability

Sec. 453.306.  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 § 453.307 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 453 - Municipal Transit Departments|Subchapter G. Bonds|Section 453.307. Security Pledged

Sec. 453.307.  SECURITY PLEDGED.  (a)  To secure the payment of a transit department's bonds, the transit department may:(1)  pledge all or part of revenue received from any tax that the transit department may impose;(2)  pledge all or part of the revenue of the transit department system;  and(3)  mortgage all or part of the transit department system, including any part of the system subsequently acquired.(b)  Under Subsection (a)(3), the transit department may, subject to the terms of the bond indenture or resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds, encumber a separate item of the transit department system and acquire, use, hold, or contract for any property by lease, chattel mortgage, or other conditional sale, including an equipment trust transaction.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 453.308 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 453 - Municipal Transit Departments|Subchapter G. Bonds|Section 453.308. Pledge of Revenue Limited

Sec. 453.308.  PLEDGE OF REVENUE LIMITED.  The expenses of operation and maintenance of a transit department 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 department that is encumbered under this chapter.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 453.309 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 453 - Municipal Transit Departments|Subchapter G. Bonds|Section 453.309. Refunding Bonds

Sec. 453.309.  REFUNDING BONDS.  A transit department may issue refunding bonds for the purposes and in the manner authorized by Chapter 1207, Government Code, or other law.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 8.397, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Transp Code § 453.310 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 453 - Municipal Transit Departments|Subchapter G. Bonds|Section 453.310. Bonds as Authorized Investments

Sec. 453.310.  BONDS AS AUTHORIZED INVESTMENTS.  (a)  A transit department'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.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 453.311 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 453 - Municipal Transit Departments|Subchapter G. Bonds|Section 453.311. Interest Exemption

Sec. 453.311.  INTEREST EXEMPTION.  Interest on bonds issued by a transit department is exempt from any tax of the state or a state taxing authority.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 453.401 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 453 - Municipal Transit Departments|Subchapter H. Taxes|Section 453.401. Sales and Use Tax

Sec. 453.401.  SALES AND USE TAX.  (a)  The board may impose for the transit department 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 transit department 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 a transit department's sales and use tax.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 453.402 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 453 - Municipal Transit Departments|Subchapter H. Taxes|Section 453.402. Maximum Tax Rate

Sec. 453.402.  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 municipality exceeds two percent in any location in the municipality.(b)  An election by a transit department to approve a sales and use tax or increase the rate of the transit department's sales and use tax has no effect if:(1)  the voters of the transit department approve the department'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 transit department 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 transit department and all political subdivisions of this state would exceed two percent in any part of the territory in the jurisdiction of the transit department.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 453.403 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 453 - Municipal Transit Departments|Subchapter H. Taxes|Section 453.403. Election to Change Tax Rate

Sec. 453.403.  ELECTION TO CHANGE TAX RATE.  (a)  At an election ordered under Section 453.401(b)(2), the ballots shall be prepared to permit voting for or against the proposition:  "The increase (decrease) of the local sales and use tax rate of (name of transit department) to (percentage)."(b)  The increase or decrease in the tax rate becomes effective 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 Texas Department of Transportation and the comptroller;  and(2)  filed in the deed records of the county.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 453.404 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 453 - Municipal Transit Departments|Subchapter H. Taxes|Section 453.404. Sales Tax: Effective Dates

Sec. 453.404.  SALES TAX:  EFFECTIVE DATES.  (a)  A transit department'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 453.154.(b)  An increase or decrease in the rate of a transit department'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 453.403(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.(c)  The presiding officer of the board of a transit department that imposes a sales and use tax under this chapter shall send to the comptroller by United States registered or certified mail a certified copy of each order of the municipality that created the transit department that adds territory to, or removes territory from, the municipality unless notice of the boundary change is given under Chapter 321, Tax Code.  The order must give the effective date of the change and be accompanied by a map of the municipality clearly showing the territory added or removed.  The tax is effective in the added territory or is excluded from the removed territory in the same manner as provided for a change of tax rate in Subsection (b).(d)  If the notice of a boundary change is given as provided by Chapter 321, Tax Code, the tax imposed under this chapter takes effect at the same time that the municipal tax takes effect under that notice.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 453.451 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 453 - Municipal Transit Departments|Subchapter I. Dissolution of Transit Department|Section 453.451. Election to Dissolve Transit Department

Sec. 453.451.  ELECTION TO DISSOLVE TRANSIT DEPARTMENT.  (a)  A board may order an election on the question of dissolving the transit department.(b)  The board shall dissolve the transit department if the dissolution is approved by a majority of the votes cast.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 453.452 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 453 - Municipal Transit Departments|Subchapter I. Dissolution of Transit Department|Section 453.452. Election Procedures

Sec. 453.452.  ELECTION PROCEDURES.  (a)  The provisions of Subchapter D  that relate to the notice and conduct of an election under that subchapter apply to an election to dissolve a transit department unless a different requirement is specified in this subchapter.(b)  The board shall send a notice of the election to the Texas Department of Transportation and the comptroller.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 453.453 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 453 - Municipal Transit Departments|Subchapter I. Dissolution of Transit Department|Section 453.453. Ballots; Notice of Election Results

Sec. 453.453.  BALLOTS;  NOTICE OF ELECTION RESULTS.  (a)  At the election, the ballots shall be prepared to provide for voting for or against the proposition:  "Dissolution of (name of transit department)."(b)  The board shall send a certified copy of the order canvassing the election results to the Texas Department of Transportation and the comptroller and file a copy in the deed records of the county.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 453.454 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 453 - Municipal Transit Departments|Subchapter I. Dissolution of Transit Department|Section 453.454. Effective Date of Dissolution

Sec. 453.454.  EFFECTIVE DATE OF DISSOLUTION.  The repeal of a transit department's sales and use tax under this subchapter 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 transit department;  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.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 454.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 454 - Municipal Mass Transportation Systems|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 454.001. Authority

Sec. 454.001.  AUTHORITY.  (a)  A municipality may own, purchase, construct, improve, extend, and operate a mass transportation system to carry passengers for hire within the municipality, its suburbs, and adjacent areas.(b)  A municipality, individually or in cooperation with the United States, may:(1)  undertake research, development, and demonstration projects for a mass transportation system in the municipality, its suburbs, and adjacent areas;  and(2)  acquire, construct, and improve a facility or equipment for use, by operation, lease, or otherwise, in mass transportation service in those areas on, under, over, along, or across a public street or highway and on real property, an easement, or a right-of-way acquired for that purpose.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 454.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 454 - Municipal Mass Transportation Systems|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 454.002. Essential Governmental Functions

Sec. 454.002.  ESSENTIAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS.  (a)  Mass transportation service provided by a municipality directly or through another entity by lease, contract, or other manner is an essential governmental function and not a proprietary function for all purposes, including the application of Chapter 101, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, if the service is provided:(1)  on a fixed rail or other designated and dedicated route;(2)  over a distance of less than 20 miles;  and(3)  primarily for travel through or to an area of historical, architectural, recreational, or cultural interest.(b)  An independent contractor that on behalf of a municipality provides mass transportation service that is an essential governmental function under Subsection (a) is liable for damages only to the extent that the municipality would be liable if the municipality were performing the function.(c)  This section does not apply to taxicab transportation service.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 454.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 454 - Municipal Mass Transportation Systems|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 454.003. Federal Grants and Loans

Sec. 454.003.  FEDERAL GRANTS AND LOANS.  (a)  A municipality may accept a grant or loan from the United States to finance all or part of the cost of acquiring, constructing, or improving a facility or equipment for use, by operation, lease, or otherwise, in mass transportation service in the municipality, its suburbs, and adjacent areas and in coordinating mass transportation service with highway and other transportation in those areas.(b)  Ratification by referendum of a regional authority under Chapter 451 by less than all municipalities in the metropolitan area as defined in that chapter does not affect the eligibility of an excepted municipality to receive federal transit grants under the National Mass Transportation Assistance Act of 1974 or subsequent federal statute.(c)  Ratification by referendum of an authority under Chapter 452 by less than all municipalities in the metropolitan area as defined in that chapter does not affect the eligibility of an excepted municipality to receive federal transit grants under the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1978 or subsequent federal statute.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 454.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 454 - Municipal Mass Transportation Systems|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 454.004. Management

Sec. 454.004.  MANAGEMENT.  (a)  By the terms of an instrument evidencing an encumbrance of a mass transportation system or the terms of an ordinance, a municipality may place the management of a mass transportation system with the governing body of the municipality or a board of trustees named in the instrument or ordinance.(b)  A board of trustees of a mass transportation system must consist of three to nine members, one of whom must be the mayor of the municipality.  The instrument or ordinance must set the trustees' compensation, which may not exceed two percent of the gross annual receipts of the system.  The instrument or ordinance may specify:(1)  the term of office of the board of trustees;(2)  the board's powers and duties;(3)  the manner in which the board may exercise its powers and duties;(4)  the election of the trustees' successors;  and(5)  any matter relating to the board's organization.(c)  On any matter not covered by the instrument or ordinance, the board is governed by the laws and rules controlling the governing body of the municipality to the extent applicable.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|