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TX Transp Code § 283.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle D - Road Laws Relating to Particular Counties|Chapter 283 - Causeways, Bridges, and Tunnels in Certain Counties|Subchapter B. Provisions Relating to a Project|Section 283.102. Management of Project

Sec. 283.102.  MANAGEMENT OF PROJECT.  (a)  A bond instrument may allow the project to be managed and controlled by a board of trustees while the bonds issued are outstanding.(b)  The bond instrument in providing for a board of trustees must:(1)  name no more than five board members;(2)  provide the manner of appointment;  and(3)  specify the powers and duties of the board.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 283.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle D - Road Laws Relating to Particular Counties|Chapter 283 - Causeways, Bridges, and Tunnels in Certain Counties|Subchapter B. Provisions Relating to a Project|Section 283.103. Tolls Required

Sec. 283.103.  TOLLS REQUIRED.  The county shall impose tolls and other charges for use of the project in amounts that are sufficient to:(1)  pay operation and maintenance costs of the project;(2)  pay principal and interest when due on the bonds;(3)  establish a reserve fund if required;  and(4)  establish an adequate depreciation and replacement fund.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 283.104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle D - Road Laws Relating to Particular Counties|Chapter 283 - Causeways, Bridges, and Tunnels in Certain Counties|Subchapter B. Provisions Relating to a Project|Section 283.104. Operation and Maintenance of Project

Sec. 283.104.  OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF PROJECT.  (a)  The commission may:(1)  agree with a county to operate, maintain, or contribute to the maintenance costs of a project if the agreement is not inconsistent with the rights of the bondholders;(2)  lease a project from a county under terms that are agreed to by the county and that are not inconsistent with the bond instrument;  and(3)  declare or operate all or part of a project as part of the state highway system only if the property and contract rights in the project and in the bonds are not unfavorably affected.(b)  The project shall become part of the state highway system and the commission shall maintain the project free of tolls when:(1)  the principal and interest due on the bonds are paid;  or(2)  a sufficient reserve to pay the principal and interest due on the bonds until maturity has been deposited in an irrevocable trust fund for the benefit of the bondholders.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 283.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle D - Road Laws Relating to Particular Counties|Chapter 283 - Causeways, Bridges, and Tunnels in Certain Counties|Subchapter C. Provisions Relating to Bonds|Section 283.201. Bond Proceeds

Sec. 283.201.  BOND PROCEEDS.  (a)  Except as provided in Subsection (b), the proceeds of bonds issued under this chapter shall be:(1)  used only to pay the cost of the project described by Section 283.202;  and(2)  disbursed consistent with the terms of the bond instrument.(b)  Bond proceeds remaining after the cost of the project has been paid in full shall be used to pay interest on and retire the bonds.(c)  Unless otherwise provided in a bond instrument, if the bond proceeds are insufficient to pay the cost of the project, additional bonds may be issued up to the amount of the deficit and the bonds are:(1)  considered part of the same issue as the bonds first issued;  and(2)  entitled to payment from the same fund without preference or priority of the bonds first issued.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 283.202 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle D - Road Laws Relating to Particular Counties|Chapter 283 - Causeways, Bridges, and Tunnels in Certain Counties|Subchapter C. Provisions Relating to Bonds|Section 283.202. Costs and Expenses

Sec. 283.202.  COSTS AND EXPENSES.  (a)  The cost of the project may include:(1)  the cost of construction;(2)  the cost of all property used in the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation, or maintenance of the project;(3)  payment of the cost of condemning property, including the award, court costs, and attorney's fees;(4)  payment of all legal, fiscal, or engineering expenses incurred in the acquisition or construction of the project, the making of any preliminary survey or investigation, or the authorization and issuance of the bonds;  and(5)  payment of interest on the bonds before construction, during construction, and for one year after construction of the project.(b)  Any preliminary expense paid from a county fund shall be repaid to the fund from the proceeds of the bonds when available.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 283.203 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle D - Road Laws Relating to Particular Counties|Chapter 283 - Causeways, Bridges, and Tunnels in Certain Counties|Subchapter C. Provisions Relating to Bonds|Section 283.203. Source of Repayment

Sec. 283.203.  SOURCE OF REPAYMENT.  (a)  A bond authorized by this chapter may be paid only from the revenues received from the operation of the project.(b)  The bond is not a debt of the county.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 283.204 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle D - Road Laws Relating to Particular Counties|Chapter 283 - Causeways, Bridges, and Tunnels in Certain Counties|Subchapter C. Provisions Relating to Bonds|Section 283.204. Depository for Proceeds and Revenues

Sec. 283.204.  DEPOSITORY FOR PROCEEDS AND REVENUES.  A bank or trust company in this state may:(1)  act as a depository of bond proceeds or revenues received from the operation of a project;  and(2)  provide an indemnity bond or pledge securities required by the county.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 283.205 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle D - Road Laws Relating to Particular Counties|Chapter 283 - Causeways, Bridges, and Tunnels in Certain Counties|Subchapter C. Provisions Relating to Bonds|Section 283.205. Trust Indenture Permitted

Sec. 283.205.  TRUST INDENTURE PERMITTED.  (a)  A bond authorized by this chapter may be secured by a trust indenture between the county and a corporate trustee that is a trust company or bank with the powers of a trust company.(b)  A trust indenture may pledge or assign revenues.(c)  A trust indenture may not convey or mortgage all or part of the project.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 283.206 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle D - Road Laws Relating to Particular Counties|Chapter 283 - Causeways, Bridges, and Tunnels in Certain Counties|Subchapter C. Provisions Relating to Bonds|Section 283.206. Bond Provisions

Sec. 283.206.  BOND PROVISIONS.  (a)  A bond authorized by this chapter shall contain the following clause:  "The holder hereof shall never have the right to demand payment of this obligation out of any funds raised or to be raised by taxation."(b)  A bond instrument may contain provisions:(1)  that restrict individual rights of action of a bondholder;(2)  that detail the rights and remedies of a bondholder and a trustee;(3)  to protect and enforce as reasonable the rights and remedies of a bondholder, including covenants detailing the duties of the county in:(A)  acquiring property and constructing, maintaining, operating, repairing, and insuring the project;  and(B)  maintaining custody of the bond proceeds and revenues and safeguarding and applying the funds;  and(4)  to secure as reasonable a bondholder, including covenants detailing:(A)  an event that constitutes an event of default;(B)  terms and conditions that would or could result in an acceleration of the bond maturity date;  and(C)  rights, liabilities, powers, and duties that arise because of a breach by the county.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 283.207 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle D - Road Laws Relating to Particular Counties|Chapter 283 - Causeways, Bridges, and Tunnels in Certain Counties|Subchapter C. Provisions Relating to Bonds|Section 283.207. Bond Approval and Registration

Sec. 283.207.  BOND APPROVAL AND REGISTRATION.  (a)  A bond issued under this chapter may be presented to the attorney general for approval in the same manner and with like effect as is provided for the approval of a tax bond issued by a county.(b)  After approval by the attorney general, the comptroller shall register the bonds as in the case of other county bonds.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 283.208 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle D - Road Laws Relating to Particular Counties|Chapter 283 - Causeways, Bridges, and Tunnels in Certain Counties|Subchapter C. Provisions Relating to Bonds|Section 283.208. Rights of Bondholders

Sec. 283.208.  RIGHTS OF BONDHOLDERS.  (a)  A bond issued under this chapter creates and grants a lien on bond proceeds in favor of a bondholder until the bond is paid.(b)  In addition to other legal remedies, a bondholder may enforce the bondholder's rights against:(1)  a county and its employees;  and(2)  a board, including an agent or employee, created to operate the project.(c)  A bondholder's rights include the right to:(1)  require the county or board to:(A)  impose and collect sufficient tolls and other charges to carry out agreements in the bond instrument;  and(B)  perform an agreement, covenant, or duty provided in the bond instrument;  and(2)  apply for and obtain the appointment of a receiver for the project.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 283.209 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle D - Road Laws Relating to Particular Counties|Chapter 283 - Causeways, Bridges, and Tunnels in Certain Counties|Subchapter C. Provisions Relating to Bonds|Section 283.209. Receivership

Sec. 283.209.  RECEIVERSHIP.  (a)  A receiver appointed under Section 283.208, acting in the same manner as the county, may:(1)  take possession of the project;(2)  maintain the project;  and(3)  collect and receive revenues received from the project.(b)  The receiver shall dispose of and apply revenues:(1)  according to the obligations of the county under the bond instrument;  and(2)  as directed by a court.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 283.210 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle D - Road Laws Relating to Particular Counties|Chapter 283 - Causeways, Bridges, and Tunnels in Certain Counties|Subchapter C. Provisions Relating to Bonds|Section 283.210. Tax Status of Bonds

Sec. 283.210.  TAX STATUS OF BONDS.  A bond issued under this chapter, the transfer of and income from the bond, and any profit made in the sale of the bond is exempt from taxation by this state or a political subdivision of this state.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 284.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle D - Road Laws Relating to Particular Counties|Chapter 284 - Causeways, Bridges, Tunnels, Turnpikes, Ferries, and Highways in Certain Counties|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 284.001. Definitions

Sec. 284.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Bond instrument" means a bond trust indenture and a bond resolution.(2)  "Bond resolution" means an order or resolution of a commissioners court authorizing the issuance of bonds.(3)  "Project" means:(A)  a causeway, bridge, tunnel, turnpike, highway, ferry, or any combination of those facilities, including:(i)  a necessary overpass, underpass, interchange, entrance plaza, toll house, service station, approach, fixture, and accessory and necessary equipment that has been designated as part of the project by order of a county;(ii)  necessary administration, storage, and other buildings that have been designated as part of the project by order of a county; and(iii)  all property rights, easements, and related interests acquired; or(B)  a turnpike project or system, as those terms are defined by Section 370.003.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 281 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 2.48, eff. June 14, 2005.Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 877 (S.B. 1131), Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2005.Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 264 (S.B. 792), Sec. 8.01, eff. June 11, 2007.|
TX Transp Code § 284.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle D - Road Laws Relating to Particular Counties|Chapter 284 - Causeways, Bridges, Tunnels, Turnpikes, Ferries, and Highways in Certain Counties|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 284.002. Applicability to Certain Counties and Local Government Corporations

Sec. 284.002.  APPLICABILITY TO CERTAIN COUNTIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT CORPORATIONS.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), this chapter applies only to a county that:(1)  has a population of 50,000 or more and borders the Gulf of Mexico or a bay or inlet opening into the gulf;(2)  has a population of two million or more;(3)  is adjacent to a county that has a population of two million or more; or(4)  borders the United Mexican States.(b)  A local government corporation created under Chapter 431 in a county to which this chapter applies has the same powers as a county acting under this chapter, except as provided by Chapter 362.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 875, Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1163 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 124, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 284.0031 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle D - Road Laws Relating to Particular Counties|Chapter 284 - Causeways, Bridges, Tunnels, Turnpikes, Ferries, and Highways in Certain Counties|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 284.0031. Other Road, Street, or Highway Projects

Sec. 284.0031.  OTHER ROAD, STREET, OR HIGHWAY PROJECTS.  (a)  The commissioners court of a county or a local government corporation, without state approval, supervision, or regulation may:(1)  authorize the use or pledge of surplus revenue to pay or finance the costs of a project for the study, design, construction, maintenance, repair, or operation of roads, streets, highways, or other related facilities that are not part of a project under this chapter; and(2)  prescribe terms for the use of the surplus revenue, including the manner in which revenue from a project becomes surplus revenue and the manner in which the roads, streets, highways, or other related facilities are to be studied, designed, constructed, maintained, repaired, or operated.(b)  To implement this section, a county may enter into an agreement with the commission, the department, a local governmental entity, or another political subdivision of this state.(c)  A county may not take an action under this section that violates or impairs a bond resolution, trust agreement, or indenture that governs the use of the revenue of a project.(d)  Except as provided by this section, a county has the same powers, including the powers to finance and to encumber surplus revenue, and may use the same procedures with respect to the study, financing, design, construction, maintenance, repair, or operation of a road, street, highway, or other related facility under this section as are available to the county with respect to a project under this chapter.(e)  Notwithstanding other provisions of this section:(1)  any work on the state highway system must be approved by the department; and(2)  the department shall supervise and regulate any work on a highway in the state highway system.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 264 (S.B. 792), Sec. 8.03, eff. June 11, 2007.|
TX Transp Code § 284.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle D - Road Laws Relating to Particular Counties|Chapter 284 - Causeways, Bridges, Tunnels, Turnpikes, Ferries, and Highways in Certain Counties|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 284.004. Use of County Property

Sec. 284.004.  USE OF COUNTY PROPERTY.  (a)  Notwithstanding any other law, a county may use any county property for a project under this chapter, regardless of when or how the property is acquired.(b)  In addition to authority granted by other law, a county may use state highway right-of-way and may access state highway right-of-way in accordance with Sections 228.011, 373.101, and 373.102.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 264 (S.B. 792), Sec. 8.03, eff. June 11, 2007.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1196 (S.B. 19), Sec. 5, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 284.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle D - Road Laws Relating to Particular Counties|Chapter 284 - Causeways, Bridges, Tunnels, Turnpikes, Ferries, and Highways in Certain Counties|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 284.005. Conveyance to County

Sec. 284.005.  CONVEYANCE TO COUNTY.  The governing body of a political subdivision or agency of this state may convey title or right and easements to property needed by a county for a project under this chapter without advertisement.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 284.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle D - Road Laws Relating to Particular Counties|Chapter 284 - Causeways, Bridges, Tunnels, Turnpikes, Ferries, and Highways in Certain Counties|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 284.006. Federal or State Aid

Sec. 284.006.  FEDERAL OR STATE AID.  A county may:(1)  accept from the United States or this state assistance or a loan, gift, grant, or contribution to acquire, construct, improve, maintain, pool, or operate a project under this chapter;  and(2)  enter into agreements with the United States or this state for the acquisition, construction, improvement, maintenance, pooling, or operation of the project.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 284.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle D - Road Laws Relating to Particular Counties|Chapter 284 - Causeways, Bridges, Tunnels, Turnpikes, Ferries, and Highways in Certain Counties|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 284.007. Contracts for Historically Underutilized Businesses

Sec. 284.007.  CONTRACTS FOR HISTORICALLY UNDERUTILIZED BUSINESSES.  (a)  A county with a population of more than 3.3 million operating under this chapter shall set and make a good faith effort to meet or exceed goals for awarding contracts or subcontracts associated with a project it operates, maintains, or constructs to historically underutilized businesses.(b)  The goals must equal or exceed:(1)  the federal requirement on federal money used in highway construction and maintenance;  and(2)  the goals adopted by the department under Section 201.702.(c)  The goals apply to the total value of all contracts and subcontracts awarded, including contracts and subcontracts for construction, maintenance, operations, supplies, services, materials, equipment, professional services, the issuance of bonds, and bond counsel.(d)  In this section, "historically underutilized business" means:(1)  a corporation formed for the purpose of making a profit in which at least 51 percent of all classes of the shares of stock or other equitable securities is owned, managed, and in daily operations controlled by one or more persons who have been historically underutilized because of their identification as members of certain groups, including African Americans, Hispanic Americans, women, Asian Pacific Americans, and Native Americans, who have suffered the effects of discriminatory practices or similar invidious circumstances over which they have no control;(2)  a sole proprietorship formed for the purpose of making a profit that is 100 percent owned and in daily operations is controlled by a person described by Subdivision (1);(3)  a partnership formed for the purpose of making a profit in which at least 51 percent of the assets and interest in the partnership is owned by one or more persons described by Subdivision (1) who also have proportionate interest in the control, daily operations, and management of the partnership's affairs;(4)  a joint venture in which each entity in the joint venture is a historically underutilized business;  or(5)  a supplier contract between a historically underutilized business and a prime contractor under which the historically underutilized business is directly involved in the manufacture or distribution of the supplies or materials or otherwise warehouses and ships the supplies or materials.|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. 125, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 284.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle D - Road Laws Relating to Particular Counties|Chapter 284 - Causeways, Bridges, Tunnels, Turnpikes, Ferries, and Highways in Certain Counties|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 284.008. Powers of Commission

Sec. 284.008.  POWERS OF COMMISSION.  (a)  The commission may:(1)  provide for and contribute toward the acquisition, construction, improvement, operation, maintenance, or pooling of a project under this chapter and under terms to which the commission and the local government corporation or county agree that are consistent with the rights of bondholders or a person operating the project under a lease or other contract;(2)  lease a project under terms:(A)  to which the county or local government corporation acting under this chapter and the commission agree;  and(B)  that are consistent with the bond instrument;  and(3)  declare any part of a project under this chapter to be a part of the state highway system and operate any part of a project as part of the state highway system, to the extent that property and contract rights in the project and bonds are not affected unfavorably.(b)  Sections 222.031 and 284.003 do not limit the commission's authority to:(1)  operate or maintain a project under this chapter;  or(2)  contribute to the cost of acquisition, construction, improvement, maintenance, operation, or pooling of a project as provided by Subsection (a).(c)  Except as provided by Subsection (d), a project becomes a part of the state highway system and the commission shall maintain the project without tolls when:(1)  all of the bonds and interest on the bonds that are payable from or secured by revenues of the project have been paid by the issuer of the bonds or another person with the consent or approval of the issuer; or(2)  a sufficient amount for the payment of all bonds and the interest on the bonds to maturity has been set aside by the issuer of the bonds or another person with the consent or approval of the issuer in a trust fund held for the benefit of the bondholders.(d)  A county may request that the commission adopt an order stating that a project will not become part of the state highway system under Subsection (c).  If the commission adopts the order:(1)  Section 362.051 does not apply to the project;(2)  the project must be maintained by the county; and(3)  the project will not become part of the state highway system unless the county transfers the project under Section 284.011.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 281 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 2.49, eff. June 14, 2005.Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 264 (S.B. 792), Sec. 8.04, eff. June 11, 2007.|