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TX Transp Code § 451.613 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 451 - Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authorities|Subchapter M. Withdrawal of Territory From Authority|Section 451.613. Collection of Sales and Use Tax After Withdrawal

Sec. 451.613.  COLLECTION OF SALES AND USE TAX AFTER WITHDRAWAL.  (a)  Until the amount of revenue from an authority's sales and use tax collected in a withdrawn unit of election after the effective date of withdrawal and paid to the authority equals the net financial obligation of the unit, the sales and use tax continues to be collected in the territory of the unit of election.(b)  After the amount described by Subsection (a) has been collected or if the share of the authority's assets computed for the unit of election under Section 451.611 is greater than the gross financial obligation of the unit to the authority, the comptroller shall discontinue collecting the tax in the territory of the unit of election.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 451.614 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 451 - Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authorities|Subchapter M. Withdrawal of Territory From Authority|Section 451.614. Refunds of Excess Sales and Use Tax Revenue

Sec. 451.614.  REFUNDS OF EXCESS SALES AND USE TAX REVENUE.  (a)  The comptroller shall refund to the unit of election the amount of the authority's sales and use tax revenue:(1)  that is in excess of the net financial obligation of the unit and was collected in the unit after the date of withdrawal;  or(2)  if the unit's share of authority assets exceeded the unit's gross financial obligation to the authority, that was collected in the unit after the date of withdrawal.(b)  The comptroller may:(1)  determine the amount refundable under Subsection (a) in any reasonable manner;(2)  subtract any deduction otherwise allowed by law;  and(3)  determine whether to pay a refund under this section from the suspense account of the authority or from other sales and use tax revenue of the authority.(c)  If the withdrawn unit of election has continuously been a part of the authority since the authority was confirmed at the initial confirmation election, the comptroller shall also refund to the governing body of the unit an amount equal to the amount by which the unit's apportioned share of the authority's assets exceeds the gross financial obligation of the unit.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 451.615 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 451 - Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authorities|Subchapter M. Withdrawal of Territory From Authority|Section 451.615. Use of Refunded Revenue

Sec. 451.615.  USE OF REFUNDED REVENUE.  (a)  The governing body of a unit of election that receives a refund under Section 451.614 may use the refund only for public purposes directly related to the functions of government that will benefit the residents of the unit as a whole.(b)  If the governing body distributes refund revenue to any other person, the governing body shall:(1)  ensure that the recipient spends the amount received to benefit the residents of the unit of election as a whole;(2)  ensure that the amount distributed is spent for public purposes that are the predominant purpose of the distribution;  and(3)  condition the distribution by contract or other legal manner to provide the governing body with sufficient control of the use of the amounts distributed to ensure that the public purposes for which the distribution is made are carried out and to protect the public investment in the revenue.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 451.616 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 451 - Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authorities|Subchapter M. Withdrawal of Territory From Authority|Section 451.616. Revenue From Withdrawn Unit for Providing Services for Persons With Disabilities

Sec. 451.616.  REVENUE FROM WITHDRAWN UNIT FOR PROVIDING SERVICES FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.  (a)  The comptroller shall withhold from the amount of sales and use tax revenue refunded to a unit of election that has withdrawn from an authority the full amount of the difference between the cost of providing services to persons with disabilities in the unit of election and the fares charged during the period in which the sales and use tax was collected and remit this amount to the authority providing the services.(b)  The authority and the unit of election that has withdrawn shall determine the amount of the cost of providing services to persons with disabilities.  If the authority and the unit of election cannot agree on the amount, the comptroller shall determine the amount.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 76 (H.B. 504), Sec. 1, eff. May 14, 2007.|
TX Transp Code § 451.617 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 451 - Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authorities|Subchapter M. Withdrawal of Territory From Authority|Section 451.617. Withdrawal: Alternative Method for Certain Authorities

Sec. 451.617.  WITHDRAWAL:  ALTERNATIVE METHOD FOR CERTAIN AUTHORITIES.  (a)  In an authority created before 1980 in which the principal municipality has a population of less than 1.9 million, a unit of election, other than the principal municipality, may withdraw from the authority, in addition to any other manner provided by law, by a vote of a majority of the registered voters of the unit of election voting at an election on the question of withdrawing from the authority.(b)  The governing body of a unit of election in the authority, other than the principal municipality, shall call an election under this section in a unit of election if a petition requesting that an election to withdraw from the authority be held is submitted to the governing body and is signed by at least 10 percent of the registered voters of the unit of election on the date the petition is submitted.  To be counted for purposes of validating the petition, a signature on the petition must have been inscribed not earlier than the 120th day before the date the petition is submitted to the governing body.(c)  The governing body, before the 31st day after the date the petition is submitted to the governing body, shall determine whether a petition under this section is valid, and if the governing body fails to act on the petition before the expiration of that period, the petition is valid.(d)  Sections 451.601, 451.607, 451.608, 451.609, 451.611, 451.612(a), and 451.613 apply to the withdrawal of a unit of election under this section.(e)  An election may not be held under this section on a date earlier than the first anniversary of the date of the most recent election held under this section.|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. 171, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 451.618 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 451 - Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authorities|Subchapter M. Withdrawal of Territory From Authority|Section 451.618. Withdrawal: Alternative Method for Certain Emergency Services Districts

Sec. 451.618.  WITHDRAWAL: ALTERNATIVE METHOD FOR CERTAIN EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICTS. (a)  An emergency services district described by Section 451.601(3) may withdraw from an authority, in addition to any other manner provided by law, by a vote of a majority of the registered voters of the district voting at an election on the question of withdrawing from the authority.(b)  The governing body of the emergency services district shall call an election under this section if a petition requesting that an election to withdraw from the authority be held is submitted to the governing body and is signed by at least 10 percent of the registered voters of the district on the date the petition is submitted.  To be counted for purposes of validating the petition, a signature on the petition must have been inscribed not earlier than the 120th day before the date the petition is submitted to the governing body.(c)  The governing body, before the 31st day after the date the petition is submitted to the governing body, shall determine whether a petition under this section is valid, and if the governing body fails to act on the petition before the expiration of that period, the petition is valid.(d)  Sections 451.601, 451.607, 451.608, 451.609, 451.611, 451.612(a), and 451.613 apply to the withdrawal of an emergency services district under this section.(e)  An election may not be called under this section to be held on a date earlier than the first anniversary of the date of the most recent election held under this section.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 876 (H.B. 3666), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Transp Code § 451.651 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 451 - Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authorities|Subchapter N. Creation of Authority|Section 451.651. Initial Proceedings to Create Authority

Sec. 451.651.  INITIAL PROCEEDINGS TO CREATE AUTHORITY.  (a)  The governing body of an alternate municipality shall, on receipt of a petition requesting the creation of an authority and signed by not fewer than 500 registered voters of the municipality, initiate proceedings to create the authority.  The governing body of an alternate municipality may initiate those proceedings without a petition.(b)  To initiate proceedings to create an authority, the governing body of an alternate municipality, by ordinance or resolution, must set a time and place for holding a public hearing and must define the boundaries of the areas proposed to be included in the authority.(c)  All the territory in the alternate municipality must be included in the initial authority, and the authority may include an area that is:(1)  completely surrounded by the alternate municipality;  and(2)  designated by the alternate municipality as an industrial district.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 451.652 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 451 - Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authorities|Subchapter N. Creation of Authority|Section 451.652. Notice of Hearing

Sec. 451.652.  NOTICE OF HEARING.  (a)  Notice of the time and place of the hearing on the creation of an authority, including a description of the area proposed to be included in the authority, shall be published once each week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the alternate municipality.  The first publication of the notice must be published not later than 15 days before the date scheduled for the hearing.(b)  The governing body of the alternate municipality shall furnish a copy of the notice under Subsection (a) to the Texas Department of Transportation.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 451.653 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 451 - Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authorities|Subchapter N. Creation of Authority|Section 451.653. Conduct of Hearing

Sec. 451.653.  CONDUCT OF HEARING.  (a)  The governing body of the alternate municipality shall conduct the hearing on the creation of the authority at the place and time specified in the notice of the hearing.  The hearing may be continued during the periods necessary to complete the hearing.(b)  Any interested person may appear at the hearing and offer:(1)  evidence on the issues described by Section 451.654(a);  or(2)  other facts bearing on the creation, construction, or operation of the proposed transit authority system.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 451.654 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 451 - Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authorities|Subchapter N. Creation of Authority|Section 451.654. Ordinance of Creation; Findings

Sec. 451.654.  ORDINANCE OF CREATION;  FINDINGS.  (a)  The governing body of an alternate municipality, after hearing the evidence presented at the hearing, shall adopt an ordinance creating an authority if the governing body finds that the creation of the authority and the operation of a transit authority system would be:(1)  of benefit to the persons and property in the boundaries of the proposed authority;(2)  of public utility;  and(3)  in the public interest.(b)  An ordinance creating an authority must:(1)  contain a description of the territory to be in the authority;  and(2)  provide a name for the authority.(c)  After the hearing, the governing body shall submit the proposed plan to the governor's interagency council for transportation for review and comment.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 451.655 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 451 - Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authorities|Subchapter N. Creation of Authority|Section 451.655. Municipality to Fund Board

Sec. 451.655.  MUNICIPALITY TO FUND BOARD.  The alternate municipality shall fund the board for research and planning purposes until the confirmation and tax election.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 451.656 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 451 - Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authorities|Subchapter N. Creation of Authority|Section 451.656. Board to Order Election

Sec. 451.656.  BOARD TO ORDER ELECTION.  The original board shall order a confirmation and tax election:(1)  when the board determines that implementation of the authority is feasible;(2)  after the board, by order recorded in its minutes, has determined the nature and rate of any tax proposed to be imposed;  and(3)  after the board has notified the commissioners court of each county included in whole or part within the initial territory of the authority of the board's intention to order the election.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 451.657 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 451 - Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authorities|Subchapter N. Creation of Authority|Section 451.657. Commissioners Court to Designate Election Areas

Sec. 451.657.  COMMISSIONERS COURT TO DESIGNATE ELECTION AREAS.  (a)  Before the 31st day after the date a commissioners court receives a notice under Section 451.656(3), the commissioners court by order shall designate not more than five election areas in the unincorporated area of the county.  The designated areas must include all of the unincorporated area of that county proposed to be included in the authority.(b)  To the extent practicable, each designated area must coincide with a boundary of a county election precinct so that no county election precinct is divided between two designated areas.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 451.658 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 451 - Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authorities|Subchapter N. Creation of Authority|Section 451.658. Election Notice

Sec. 451.658.  ELECTION NOTICE.  In addition to notice required by the Election Code, an election notice must contain a description of the nature and rate of any proposed tax.  A copy of the election notice must be delivered to the Texas Department of Transportation and the comptroller.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 451.659 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 451 - Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authorities|Subchapter N. Creation of Authority|Section 451.659. Proposition

Sec. 451.659.  PROPOSITION.  The board, in ordering an election under this subchapter, shall submit to the voters the following proposition:  "Shall the creation of (name of authority) be confirmed and shall the levy of the proposed tax be authorized?"|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 451.660 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 451 - Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authorities|Subchapter N. Creation of Authority|Section 451.660. Conduct of Election: Separate Results for Unit of Election

Sec. 451.660.  CONDUCT OF ELECTION:  SEPARATE RESULTS FOR UNIT OF ELECTION.  The election shall be conducted so that votes are separately tabulated and canvassed and that the result is declared in each unit of election in the authority as follows:(1)  the alternate city;  and(2)  each election area designated under Section 451.657.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 451.661 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 451 - Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authorities|Subchapter N. Creation of Authority|Section 451.661. Results of Election; Order

Sec. 451.661.  RESULTS OF ELECTION;  ORDER.  (a)  The board shall declare the results of the election separately by each unit of election.  In each unit of election in which a majority of the votes received favor the proposition, the authority is confirmed and continues in each of those units, except that if the authority is not confirmed in the alternate municipality, the authority ceases in every unit of election.  In each unit of election in which a majority of the votes received do not favor the confirmation of the authority, the authority ceases.(b)  If the authority continues, the board shall record the results in its minutes and adopt an order:(1)  declaring that the creation of the authority is confirmed;(2)  describing the territory of the authority;(3)  stating the date of the election;(4)  containing the proposition;(5)  showing the number of votes cast for or against the proposition in each unit of election;  and(6)  showing the number of votes by which the proposition was approved in each unit of election in which the proposition was approved.(c)  The order must be accompanied with a map of the authority that shows the boundaries of the authority.(d)  A certified copy of the order and map shall be filed:(1)  with the Texas Department of Transportation;(2)  with the comptroller;  and(3)  in the deed records of each county in which the authority is located.(e)  If the authority does not continue, the board shall adopt an order declaring that the result of votes cast at the election is that the authority ceases in the entirety.  A certified copy of the order shall be filed with the Texas Department of Transportation and the comptroller, and the authority is dissolved.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 451.662 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 451 - Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authorities|Subchapter N. Creation of Authority|Section 451.662. Costs of Board

Sec. 451.662.  COSTS OF BOARD.  (a)  The alternate municipality shall pay the costs incurred under Section 451.519(a) by members of the board before the authority receives revenue.(b)  The authority, after receiving revenue, shall reimburse the alternate municipality for costs paid under Subsection (a).|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 451.663 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 451 - Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authorities|Subchapter N. Creation of Authority|Section 451.663. Composition of Board on Confirmation

Sec. 451.663.  COMPOSITION OF BOARD ON CONFIRMATION.  Except as required by Subchapter K, the composition of the board is not changed by confirmation of the authority.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 451.664 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 451 - Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authorities|Subchapter N. Creation of Authority|Section 451.664. Cost of Election

Sec. 451.664.  COST OF ELECTION.  The alternate municipality shall pay the cost of the confirmation and tax election.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 451.665 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 451 - Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authorities|Subchapter N. Creation of Authority|Section 451.665. Expiration of Unconfirmed Authority

Sec. 451.665.  EXPIRATION OF UNCONFIRMED AUTHORITY.  An authority, the existence of which has not been confirmed, ceases on the earlier of:(1)  the third anniversary of the effective date of the ordinance creating the authority;  or(2)  the date the governing body of the alternate municipality, with the consent of the board, abolishes the authority.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 451.701 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 451 - Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authorities|Subchapter O. Advanced Transportation District|Section 451.701. Definitions

Sec. 451.701.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Advanced transportation" means light rail, commuter rail, fixed guideways, traffic management systems, bus ways, bus lanes, technologically advanced bus transit vehicles and systems, bus rapid transit vehicles and systems, passenger amenities, transit centers, stations, electronic transit-related information, fare, and operating systems, high occupancy vehicle lanes, traffic signal prioritization and coordination systems, monitoring systems, and other advanced transportation facilities, equipment, operations, systems, and services, including planning, feasibility studies, operations, and professional and other services in connection with such facilities, equipment, operations, systems, and services.(2)  "District" means an advanced transportation district created under this subchapter.(3)  "Participating unit" means a municipality or the unincorporated area of a county that joins a district under this subchapter.(4)  "Mobility enhancement" means the design, construction, reconstruction, alteration, financing, and maintenance of:(A)  streets, roads, highways, high occupancy vehicle lanes, toll lanes, sidewalks, and infrastructure designed to improve mobility;(B)  traffic signal prioritization and coordination systems;(C)  monitoring systems;(D)  other mobility enhancement facilities, equipment, systems, and services; and(E)  any debt service requirement, capitalized interest, reserve fund requirement, credit agreement as defined by Section 1371.001, Government Code, administrative cost, or other bond-related cost incurred by or relating to the issuance of obligations by a county or municipality or by a local government corporation created under Chapter 431 acting on behalf of a county or municipality relating to the design, construction, reconstruction, alteration, financing, and maintenance of mobility enhancement projects.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 155, Sec. 1, eff. May 21, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 336, Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 382 (S.B. 1434), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.|