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TX Govt Code § 791.024 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 7 - Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 791 - Interlocal Cooperation Contracts|Subchapter C. Specific Interlocal Contracting Authority|Section 791.024. Contracts for Community Corrections Facilities

Sec. 791.024.  CONTRACTS FOR COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS FACILITIES.  A community supervision and corrections department established under Section 76.002 may agree with the state, an agency of the state, or a local government to finance, construct, operate, maintain, or manage a community corrections facility under Section 76.010(b) or a county correctional center under Subchapter H, Chapter 351, Local Government Code.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 38, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 7.18, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Govt Code § 791.025 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 7 - Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 791 - Interlocal Cooperation Contracts|Subchapter C. Specific Interlocal Contracting Authority|Section 791.025. Contracts for Purchases

Sec. 791.025.  CONTRACTS FOR PURCHASES.  (a)  A local government, including a council of governments, may agree with another local government or with the state or a state agency, including the comptroller, to purchase goods and services.(b)  A local government, including a council of governments, may agree with another local government, including a nonprofit corporation that is created and operated to provide one or more governmental functions and services, or with the state or a state agency, including the comptroller, to purchase goods and any services reasonably required for the installation, operation, or maintenance of the goods.  This subsection does not apply to services provided by firefighters, police officers, or emergency medical personnel.(c)  A local government that purchases goods and services under this section satisfies the requirement of the local government to seek competitive bids for the purchase of the goods and services.(d)  In this section, "council of governments" means a regional planning commission created under Chapter 391, Local Government Code.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 38, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 28, Sec. 1, eff. April 27, 1995;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 826, Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 937 (H.B. 3560), Sec. 1.62, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Govt Code § 791.026 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 7 - Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 791 - Interlocal Cooperation Contracts|Subchapter C. Specific Interlocal Contracting Authority|Section 791.026. Contracts for Water Supply and Wastewater Treatment Facilities

Sec. 791.026.  CONTRACTS FOR WATER SUPPLY AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITIES.  (a)  A municipality, district, or river authority of this state may contract with another municipality, district, or river authority of this state to obtain or provide part or all of:(1)  water supply or wastewater treatment facilities;  or(2)  a lease or operation of water supply facilities or wastewater treatment facilities.(b)  The contract may provide that the municipality, district, or river authority obtaining one of the services may not obtain those services from a source other than a contracting party, except as provided by the contract.(c)  If a contract includes a term described by Subsection (b), payments made under the contract are the paying party's operating expenses for its water supply system, wastewater treatment facilities, or both.(d)  The contract may:(1)  contain terms and extend for any period on which the parties agree;  (2)  require the purchaser to develop alternative or replacement supplies prior to the expiration date of the contract and may provide for enforcement of such terms by court order;  and(3)  provide that it will continue in effect until bonds specified by the contract and any refunding bonds issued to pay those bonds are paid.(e)  Where a contract sets forth explicit expiration provisions, no continuation of the service obligation will be implied.(f)  Tax revenue may not be pledged to the payment of amounts agreed to be paid under the contract.(g)  The powers granted by this section prevail over a limitation contained in another law.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 38, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1010, Sec. 2.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 791.027 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 7 - Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 791 - Interlocal Cooperation Contracts|Subchapter C. Specific Interlocal Contracting Authority|Section 791.027. Emergency Assistance

Sec. 791.027.  EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE.  (a)  A local government may provide emergency assistance to another local government, whether or not the local governments have previously agreed or contracted to provide that kind of assistance, if:(1)  in the opinion of the presiding officer of the governing body of the local government desiring emergency assistance, a state of civil emergency exists in the local government that requires assistance from another local government and the presiding officer requests the assistance;  and(2)  before the emergency assistance is provided, the governing body of the local government that is to provide the assistance authorizes that local government to provide the assistance by resolution or other official action.(b)  This section does not apply to emergency assistance provided by law enforcement officers under Chapter 362, Local Government Code.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 38, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Govt Code § 791.028 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 7 - Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 791 - Interlocal Cooperation Contracts|Subchapter C. Specific Interlocal Contracting Authority|Section 791.028. Contracts for Joint Payment of Road Construction and Improvements

Sec. 791.028.  CONTRACTS FOR JOINT PAYMENT OF ROAD CONSTRUCTION AND IMPROVEMENTS.  (a)  In this section:(1)  "Highway project" means the acquisition, design, construction, improvement, or beautification of a state or local highway, turnpike, or road project.(2)  "Transportation corporation" means a corporation created under Chapter 431, Transportation Code.(b)  A local government may contract with another local government, a state agency, or a transportation corporation to pay jointly all or part of the costs of a highway project, including the cost of an easement or interest in land required for or beneficial to the project.(c)  A local government and a transportation corporation, in accordance with a contract executed under this section, may:(1)  jointly undertake a highway project;(2)  acquire an easement, land, or an interest in land, in or outside a right-of-way of a highway project, as necessary for or beneficial to a highway project;  or(3)  adjust utilities for the project.(d)  If a contract under this section provides for payments over a term of years, a local government may levy ad valorem taxes in an amount necessary to make the payments required by the contract as they become due.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 38, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.196, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 791.029 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 7 - Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 791 - Interlocal Cooperation Contracts|Subchapter C. Specific Interlocal Contracting Authority|Section 791.029. Contracts for Regional Records Centers

Sec. 791.029.  CONTRACTS FOR REGIONAL RECORDS CENTERS.  (a)  By resolution of its governing body, a political subdivision of the state may contract with another political subdivision of the state to participate in the ownership, construction, and operation of a regional records center.(b)  Before acquiring or constructing the records center, a participating political subdivision may issue bonds to finance the acquisition and construction of the records center in the manner prescribed by law for the issuance of permanent improvement bonds.(c)  The records center may not be used to store a record whose retention period is listed as permanent on a records retention schedule issued by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission under Section 441.158, unless the center meets standards for the care and storage of records of permanent value established by rules adopted by the commission under Section 203.048, Local Government Code.(d)  The Texas State Library and Archives Commission shall provide assistance and advice to local governments in the establishment and design of regional records centers.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 38, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Govt Code § 791.030 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 7 - Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 791 - Interlocal Cooperation Contracts|Subchapter C. Specific Interlocal Contracting Authority|Section 791.030. Health Care and Hospital Services

Sec. 791.030.  HEALTH CARE AND HOSPITAL SERVICES.  A local government may contract with another local government authorized to provide health care and hospital services to provide those services for the local government's officers and employees and their dependents.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 823, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 791.031 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 7 - Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 791 - Interlocal Cooperation Contracts|Subchapter C. Specific Interlocal Contracting Authority|Section 791.031. Transportation Infrastructure

Sec. 791.031.  TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE.  (a)  This section applies only to a local government, other than a school district, that is authorized to impose ad valorem taxes on real property.(b)  The Texas Department of Transportation may enter into an interlocal contract with a local government for the financing of transportation infrastructure that is constructed or that is to be constructed in the territory of the local government by the department in a corridor of land on which no existing state or federal highway is located.(c)  The agreement must include:(1)  the duration of the agreement, which may not exceed 12 years;(2)  a description of each transportation infrastructure project or proposed project;(3)  a map showing the location of each project and property included in the contract;  and(4)  an estimate of the cost of each project.(d)  The agreement may establish one or more transportation infrastructure zones.  The Texas Department of Transportation and the local government may agree that at one or more specified times, the local government will pay to the Texas Department of Transportation an amount that is calculated on the basis of increased ad valorem tax collections in a zone that are attributable to increased values of property located in the zone resulting from an infrastructure project.  The amount may not exceed an amount that is equal to 30 percent of the increase in ad valorem tax collections for the specified period.(e)  Money received by the Texas Department of Transportation under this section may be used:(1)  to provide a local match for the acquisition of right-of-way in the territory of the local government;  or(2)  for design, construction, operation, or maintenance of transportation facilities in the territory of the local government.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1171, Sec. 1.33, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 791.032 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 7 - Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 791 - Interlocal Cooperation Contracts|Subchapter C. Specific Interlocal Contracting Authority|Section 791.032. Construction, Improvement, and Repair of Streets in Municipalities

Sec. 791.032.  CONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENT, AND REPAIR OF STREETS IN MUNICIPALITIES.  With the approval of the governing body of a municipality, a local government may enter into an interlocal contract with the municipality to finance the construction, improvement, maintenance, or repair of streets or alleys in the municipality, including portions of the municipality's streets or alleys that are not an integral part of or a connecting link to other roads or highways.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 671, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 791.033 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 7 - Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 791 - Interlocal Cooperation Contracts|Subchapter C. Specific Interlocal Contracting Authority|Section 791.033. Contracts to Construct, Maintain, or Operate Facilities on State Highway System

Sec. 791.033.  CONTRACTS TO CONSTRUCT, MAINTAIN, OR OPERATE FACILITIES ON STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM.  (a)  In this section, "state highway system" means the highways in this state included in the plan providing for a system of state highways prepared under Section 201.103, Transportation Code.(b)  A local government may enter into and make payments under an agreement with another local government for the design, development, financing, construction, maintenance, operation, extension, expansion, or improvement of a toll or nontoll project or facility on the state highway system located within the boundaries of the local government or, as a continuation of the project or facility, within the boundaries of an adjacent local government.(c)  An agreement under this section must be approved by the Texas Department of Transportation.(d)  Notwithstanding Section 791.011(d), to make payments under an agreement under this section, a local government may:(1)  pledge revenue from any available source, including payments received under an agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation under Section 222.104, Transportation Code;(2)  pledge, levy, and collect taxes to the extent permitted by law; or(3)  provide for a combination of Subdivisions (1) and (2).(e)  The term of an agreement under this section may not exceed 40 years.(f)  Any election required to permit action under this section must be held in conformance with the Election Code or other law applicable to the local government.(g)  In connection with an agreement under this section, a county or municipality may exercise any of the rights and powers granted to the governing body of an issuer under Chapter 1371.(h)  This section is wholly sufficient authority for the execution of agreements, the pledge of revenues, taxes, or any combination of revenues and taxes, and the performance of other acts and procedures authorized by this section by a local government without reference to any other provision of law or any restriction or limitation contained in those provisions, except as specifically provided by this section.  To the extent of any conflict or inconsistency between this section and any other law, this section shall prevail and control.  A local government may use any law not in conflict with this section to the extent convenient or necessary to carry out any power or authority, expressed or implied, granted by this section.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 281 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 2.89, eff. June 14, 2005.|
TX Govt Code § 791.034 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 7 - Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 791 - Interlocal Cooperation Contracts|Subchapter C. Specific Interlocal Contracting Authority|Section 791.034. Interlocal Contract for Relief Highway Route Around Certain Municipalities

Sec. 791.034.  INTERLOCAL CONTRACT FOR RELIEF HIGHWAY ROUTE AROUND CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES.  (a)  The governing body of a municipality located in a county in which is located a facility licensed to dispose of low-level radioactive waste under Chapter 401, Health and Safety Code, may enter into an interlocal contract with the county for the construction and maintenance of a relief highway route around and outside the boundaries of the municipality that the governing body determines will serve a public purpose of the municipality.(b)  The municipality may expend municipal funds and may issue certificates of obligation or bonds to pay for expenses associated with a relief highway route under Subsection (a).|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 357 (H.B. 1255), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Govt Code § 791.035 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 7 - Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 791 - Interlocal Cooperation Contracts|Subchapter C. Specific Interlocal Contracting Authority|Section 791.035. Contracts With Institutions of Higher Education or University Systems

Sec. 791.035.  CONTRACTS WITH INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION OR UNIVERSITY SYSTEMS.  (a)  A local government and an institution of higher education or university system may contract with one another to perform any governmental functions and services.  If the terms of the contract provide for payment based on cost recovery, any law otherwise requiring competitive procurement does not apply to the functions and services covered by the contract.(b)  In this section, "institution of higher education" and "university system" have the meanings assigned by Section 61.003, Education Code.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1049 (S.B. 5), Sec. 2.05, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Govt Code § 791.036 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 7 - Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 791 - Interlocal Cooperation Contracts|Subchapter C. Specific Interlocal Contracting Authority|Section 791.036. Regulation of Traffic in Special Districts

Sec. 791.036.  REGULATION OF TRAFFIC IN SPECIAL DISTRICTS.  The commissioners court of a county may enter into an interlocal contract with the board of a special district for the county to:(1)  apply the county's traffic regulations to a public road in the county that is owned, operated, and maintained by the district if the commissioners court finds that it is in the county's interest to regulate traffic on the public road; and(2)  enforce the regulations.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1211 (S.B. 1411), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.Redesignated from Government Code, Section 791.035 by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1236 (S.B. 1296), Sec. 21.001(28), eff. September 1, 2015.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 119 (S.B. 2245), Sec. 1, eff. May 22, 2019.|
TX Govt Code § 791.037 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 7 - Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 791 - Interlocal Cooperation Contracts|Subchapter C. Specific Interlocal Contracting Authority|Section 791.037. Solid Waste Disposal Services in Certain Counties

Sec. 791.037.  SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL SERVICES IN CERTAIN COUNTIES.  (a)  In this section, "solid waste" has the meaning assigned by Section 361.003, Health and Safety Code.(b)  This section applies only to a county with a population of more than 1.5 million in which more than 75 percent of the population resides in a single municipality.(c)  A county may contract with a municipality to provide, directly or through a contract with another entity, a mandatory program under Section 364.034, Health and Safety Code, for solid waste disposal services in an area of the county located within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the municipality if the municipality does not provide solid waste disposal services in that area.(d)  A contract under this section must include provisions regarding the termination of the county's provision of service on the occurrence of certain contingencies, including the annexation of the area covered by the contract by the municipality or the provision of service to the area by the municipality.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 70 (S.B. 1229), Sec. 4, eff. May 22, 2017.|
TX Govt Code § 805.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 805 - Credit Transfer Between Employees Retirement System of Texas and Teacher Retirement System of Texas|Section 805.001. Definitions

Sec. 805.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Employees retirement system" means the Employees Retirement System of Texas.(2)  "Member" means a person having membership in the employees retirement system or the teacher retirement system under statutes and rules governing membership in the respective systems.(3)  "Service credit" has the meaning assigned, as applicable, by Section 811.001 or Section 821.001.(4)  "System" means the employees retirement system or the teacher retirement system.(5)  "Teacher retirement system" means the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 791, Sec. 2, eff. June 18, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 805.0015 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 805 - Credit Transfer Between Employees Retirement System of Texas and Teacher Retirement System of Texas|Section 805.0015. Applicability

Sec. 805.0015.  APPLICABILITY.  This chapter does not apply to a member of the employees retirement system who is subject to Chapter 820.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 940 (S.B. 321), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 805.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 805 - Credit Transfer Between Employees Retirement System of Texas and Teacher Retirement System of Texas|Section 805.003. Payments to Reinstate or Purchase Service Credit

Sec. 805.003.  PAYMENTS TO REINSTATE OR PURCHASE SERVICE CREDIT.  The cost of reinstating or purchasing service credit under Section 805.002 is determined according to the statutes that govern the reinstatement or purchase of the type of service credit in the system in which it is to be reinstated or purchased.  All payments for service credit reinstated or purchased under Section 805.002 must be made before retirement or the first payment of a death benefit annuity, as applicable, or before a later date if allowed for members of the retirement system in which the credit is to be reinstated or purchased.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 791, Sec. 2, eff. June 18, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 586, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 28, 1995.|
TX Govt Code § 805.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 805 - Credit Transfer Between Employees Retirement System of Texas and Teacher Retirement System of Texas|Section 805.004. Transfer of Service Credit

Sec. 805.004.  TRANSFER OF SERVICE CREDIT.  (a)  A person who elects to transfer service credit under Section 805.002 shall notify, in the manner required by the system to which the credit will be transferred, the system of the election.  The system shall notify the other system of the election.(b)  The systems by rule or agreement shall determine the manner in which the service credit is transferred.(c)  A transfer of service credit under this chapter cancels service credit and, if applicable, membership in the system from which it is transferred.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 791, Sec. 2, eff. June 18, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 805.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle A - Provisions Generally Applicable to Public Retirement Systems|Chapter 805 - Credit Transfer Between Employees Retirement System of Texas and Teacher Retirement System of Texas|Section 805.005. Applicability of Proportionate Retirement Program

Sec. 805.005.  APPLICABILITY OF PROPORTIONATE RETIREMENT PROGRAM.  An election to transfer service credit under Section 805.002 is an alternative to participation in the program provided by Chapter 803, except that a person having service credit in the employees retirement system, the teacher retirement system, and another public retirement system participating in that program may transfer service credit under this chapter, if eligible, and use the combined service credit for purposes of the program provided by Chapter 803.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 791, Sec. 2, eff. June 18, 1993.|