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TX Loc Govt Code § 322.043 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle B - County Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Chapter 322 - Joint Parks Board and Park Bonds: Adjacent Counties With Populations of 350,000 or More|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 322.043. Contracts

Sec. 322.043.  CONTRACTS.  (a)  The board may enter a contract, including a lease or other agreement, with any person as the board considers necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes and powers granted by this chapter, including a contract connected with, incident to, or affecting the acquisition, financing, construction, equipment, maintenance, or operation of a facility located or to be located in or pertaining to a park under its control.(b)  To be effective, a contract must be:(1)  approved by resolution of the board;(2)  executed by the chairman or vice-chairman;  and(3)  attested by the secretary or treasurer.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 322.044 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle B - County Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Chapter 322 - Joint Parks Board and Park Bonds: Adjacent Counties With Populations of 350,000 or More|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 322.044. Leases and Operating Agreements

Sec. 322.044.  LEASES AND OPERATING AGREEMENTS.  (a)  Concurrent with or at any time before the authorization for issuance of bonds secured by a pledge of the revenues of a designated facility of a park, the board may enter a contract, including a lease, with any person for the operation of the facility.  The contract must specify the consideration or specify the method of determining the consideration.  The contract may be for a period determined by the board.(b)  The revenues from the contract may be pledged in the resolution or indenture as security or additional security for the revenue bonds.  If the contract is concurrent with the authorization for issuance of the bonds, the revenues constitute security for the bonds.(c)  The contract must require that the rentals, tolls, and charges to be enforced by the lessee for the use or services provided by the facility be sufficient to at least yield in the aggregate money necessary to pay the reasonable operation and maintenance expenses to assure proper operation and maintenance of the facility, plus an amount that will assure income to the board to permit and assure payments into the funds and accounts in the manner, at the times, and in the amounts specified in the resolution.(d)  The contract may provide that the rentals, tolls, and charges may be sufficient to yield a reasonable profit to the other party to the contract, but to be realized only after payment in full of the obligation to the board.(e)  The contract may provide for payment of the annual consideration or rental in approximately equal monthly installments, and that failure to pay any required payment when due may be declared to be a breach of contract, entitling the board under rules prescribed in the contract to declare the contract forfeited and to take over the operation and maintenance of the facility.  That remedy is cumulative of all others.(f)  The board may in the resolution or trust indenture reserve the right to enter such a contract after issuance of the bonds.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 322.045 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle B - County Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Chapter 322 - Joint Parks Board and Park Bonds: Adjacent Counties With Populations of 350,000 or More|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 322.045. Rules

Sec. 322.045.  RULES.  The board may adopt reasonable rules applicable to tenants, concessionaires, residents, and users of park facilities, regulating hunting, fishing, boating, camping, and other recreational and business privileges in parks under the control of the board.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 322.046 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle B - County Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Chapter 322 - Joint Parks Board and Park Bonds: Adjacent Counties With Populations of 350,000 or More|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 322.046. Grants

Sec. 322.046.  GRANTS.  The board may accept grants and gratuities in any form from any source approved by the board, including the government of the United States, this state, the commissioners court of either county or an agency of either county, a public or private corporation, or any other person, for the purpose of promoting, establishing, or accomplishing the objectives, purposes, and powers provided by this chapter.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 322.047 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle B - County Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Chapter 322 - Joint Parks Board and Park Bonds: Adjacent Counties With Populations of 350,000 or More|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 322.047. Financial Statement; Budget

Sec. 322.047.  FINANCIAL STATEMENT;  BUDGET.  (a)  On or before July 1 of each year, the board shall prepare and file with the county clerk of each of the counties a complete financial statement showing the financial status of the board and the board's properties, funds, and indebtedness.(b)  The financial statement must show separately all information concerning:(1)  revenue bonds;(2)  income from facilities the income of which is pledged to the bonds, and the expenditures from that income;  and(3)  money appropriated to the board by the commissioners courts for operational and maintenance expenses.(c)  At the same time the financial statement is filed, the board shall file with the county clerk of each of the counties a proposed budget of its needs for the next calendar year.(d)  The board shall operate the parks under its control, the revenues of which are pledged to the payment of bonds, in a manner that will produce gross revenues sufficient to pay the operation and maintenance expenses of the facilities.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 322.048 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle B - County Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Chapter 322 - Joint Parks Board and Park Bonds: Adjacent Counties With Populations of 350,000 or More|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 322.048. Suits

Sec. 322.048.  SUITS.  The board constitutes a body corporate and politic and may sue and be sued in its own name.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 322.049 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle B - County Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Chapter 322 - Joint Parks Board and Park Bonds: Adjacent Counties With Populations of 350,000 or More|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 322.049. No Taxing Power

Sec. 322.049.  NO TAXING POWER.  The board may not levy a tax for any purpose.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 322.050 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle B - County Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Chapter 322 - Joint Parks Board and Park Bonds: Adjacent Counties With Populations of 350,000 or More|Subchapter C. Powers and Duties|Section 322.050. Records

Sec. 322.050.  RECORDS.  The board shall keep a complete account of each board meeting and proceeding and shall maintain the records of the board in a secure manner.  Those records are the property of the board and are subject to inspection by either of the commissioners courts at all reasonable times during office hours on business days.  The preservation, microfilming, destruction, or other disposition of the records of the board is subject to the requirements of Subtitle C, Title 6, Local Government Code, and rules adopted under that subtitle.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1248, Sec. 63, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 322.071 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle B - County Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Chapter 322 - Joint Parks Board and Park Bonds: Adjacent Counties With Populations of 350,000 or More|Subchapter D. Revenue Bonds|Section 322.071. Issuance; Purpose

Sec. 322.071.  ISSUANCE;  PURPOSE.  (a)  For the purpose of providing funds to acquire, improve, equip, and repair parks under its control, or for the acquisition or construction of facilities to be used in or connected with or incident to one or more of the parks, the board by resolution may issue bonds from time to time.(b)  The bonds are fully negotiable instruments under Chapter 3, Business & Commerce Code, and other laws of this state.(c)  Included among the permanent improvements and facilities that may be acquired through the issuance of bonds are stadiums, coliseums, auditoriums, athletic fields, pavilions, buildings and grounds for assembly, and parking facilities or other incident improvements.(d)  The bonds must be issued in the name of the board, signed by the chairman, and attested by the secretary.  The signatures may be facsimile signatures printed on the bonds.  The seal of the board must be impressed, printed, or lithographed on the bonds.(e)  The bonds must mature serially or otherwise in not more than 40 years and may be sold at a price and under terms determined by the board to be the most advantageous reasonably obtainable.  The net effective interest rate may not exceed the maximum rate provided by Chapter 1204, Government Code.(f)  The resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds shall prescribe the details as to the bonds.  It may contain provisions for the calling of the bonds for redemption before their respective maturity dates at particular prices and times.  Except for rights of redemption expressly reserved in the resolution and the bonds, the bonds are not subject to redemption before their scheduled maturity dates.(g)  The bonds may be made payable at times and places inside or outside this state as prescribed in the resolution.(h)  The bonds may be made registrable as to principal, or both principal and interest.(i)  The bonds may be issued in one or more series.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 8.320, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 322.072 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle B - County Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Chapter 322 - Joint Parks Board and Park Bonds: Adjacent Counties With Populations of 350,000 or More|Subchapter D. Revenue Bonds|Section 322.072. Pledge of Revenues

Sec. 322.072.  PLEDGE OF REVENUES.  (a)  The bonds may be secured by a pledge of all or part of the net revenues from one or more parks under control of the board, from the facilities of or incident to the parks, or from the parks and the facilities.(b)  The net revenues of one or more contracts, operating contracts, leases, or agreements may be pledged as the sole security or as additional security for the support of the bonds.(c)  The bonds may be additionally secured by a mortgage on all or part of the real and personal property owned by the board.(d)  In the resolution authorizing issuance of bonds, the board may reserve the right, under conditions specified in the resolution, to issue additional bonds that will be on a parity with or subordinate to the bonds then being issued.(e)  While any bonds are outstanding, no additional bonds of equal dignity may be issued against the pledged revenues except to the extent and in the manner expressly permitted in the resolution.(f)  In this chapter, "net revenues" means the gross revenues from the park or parks and the facilities, leases, agreements, or contracts incident to the park or parks, the revenues of which have been pledged, after deduction of the necessary expenses as provided by Section 322.075.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 322.073 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle B - County Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Chapter 322 - Joint Parks Board and Park Bonds: Adjacent Counties With Populations of 350,000 or More|Subchapter D. Revenue Bonds|Section 322.073. Proceeds

Sec. 322.073.  PROCEEDS.  (a)  The proceeds of the bonds shall be used under the restrictions provided in the resolution.  The holders of the bonds and any trustee provided for in respect to the bonds have a lien on the proceeds until so applied, but neither the depository of those funds nor the trustee is obligated to ensure the proper application of the funds except as expressly provided in the resolution or the indenture securing the bonds.(b)  From the bond proceeds there may be set aside:(1)  an amount for payment of interest on the bonds estimated to accrue during the construction period and any additional period prescribed in the resolution;  and(2)  an amount for the interest and sinking fund or another reserve fund provided for in the resolution.(c)  Proceeds remaining after the amounts are set aside under Subsection (b) shall be used for the payment of all expenses necessarily incurred in the issuance and sale of the bonds and then for the purposes specified in the resolution.(d)  Any surplus remaining after accomplishment of the bond purposes shall be used for retiring the bonds to the extent that they can be purchased at prevailing market prices or be retained for future expansion or improvements.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 322.074 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle B - County Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Chapter 322 - Joint Parks Board and Park Bonds: Adjacent Counties With Populations of 350,000 or More|Subchapter D. Revenue Bonds|Section 322.074. Approval and Registration

Sec. 322.074.  APPROVAL AND REGISTRATION.  (a)  Before the bonds are delivered to the purchaser, the bonds and the records pertaining to the bonds must be submitted to the attorney general for examination and approval.  The attorney general shall approve the bonds if issued in accordance with this subchapter.(b)  Bonds approved by the attorney general and registered with the comptroller of public accounts are incontestable.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 322.075 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle B - County Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Chapter 322 - Joint Parks Board and Park Bonds: Adjacent Counties With Populations of 350,000 or More|Subchapter D. Revenue Bonds|Section 322.075. Fees and Revenue

Sec. 322.075.  FEES AND REVENUE.  (a)  In this section, "fee" includes a fee, charge, or toll.(b)  The expense of operation and maintenance of facilities the revenues of which are pledged to the payment of bonds are a first lien on and charge against the income of the facilities.  If any of the bonds or interest remains outstanding, the board shall charge or require the payment of fees for the use of the facilities.  The board shall determine the rate of fees charged by it for the use, operation, or lease of the facilities.  Fees must be equal and uniform within the classes defined by the board and must be in amounts that will yield revenues at least sufficient to pay the expenses of operation and maintenance and to make the payment prescribed in the resolution for debt service.  "Debt service," as defined in the resolution, may include the payment of principal and interest as each matures, the establishment and maintenance of funds for extensions and improvements, an operating reserve, and an interest and sinking fund reserve.(c)  The board shall fix the fees in amounts that are sufficient to comply with the covenants in the resolution and with this chapter.(d)  If part of the security for the bonds consists of money to be received by the board as consideration for facilities belonging to the board but operated by a person other than the board under a lease or operating contract, the board shall fix and authorize fees to be charged by the person for services rendered by the facilities.  The fees must be in amounts at least sufficient to assure receipt by the board of money that the board is committed to pay from that source for debt service under the terms of the resolution.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 322.076 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle B - County Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Chapter 322 - Joint Parks Board and Park Bonds: Adjacent Counties With Populations of 350,000 or More|Subchapter D. Revenue Bonds|Section 322.076. Refunding Bonds

Sec. 322.076.  REFUNDING BONDS.  (a)  Fully negotiable bonds may be issued by resolution of the board for the purpose of refunding bonds issued under this chapter.(b)  The refunding bonds may be secured in the manner provided by this chapter for securing original bonds.(c)  Refunding bonds may be sold and the proceeds used to retire the original bonds, or may be used in exchange for the original bonds, as provided in the resolution authorizing their issuance.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 322.077 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle B - County Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Chapter 322 - Joint Parks Board and Park Bonds: Adjacent Counties With Populations of 350,000 or More|Subchapter D. Revenue Bonds|Section 322.077. Bonds Not State or County Debt

Sec. 322.077.  BONDS NOT STATE OR COUNTY DEBT.  (a)  The bonds are not a debt of either of the counties, of this state, or of the individual members of the board, but are payable solely from the income and properties of the board.(b)  Each bond must contain on its face substantially the following provision:  "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."|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 323.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle B - County Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Chapter 323 - County Libraries|Subchapter A. County Library|Section 323.001. Establishment and Maintenance

Sec. 323.001.  ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE.  (a)  The commissioners court of a county may, on its own motion, and shall, on petition by a majority of the voters of the affected part of the county, establish, maintain, and operate a free county library for the area of the county located outside the municipalities that maintain free public libraries.(b)  The county library shall be located at the county seat in the courthouse unless a more suitable location is available.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 323.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle B - County Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Chapter 323 - County Libraries|Subchapter A. County Library|Section 323.002. Maintenance Funds

Sec. 323.002.  MAINTENANCE FUNDS.  The commissioners court annually may set aside from the general fund or the permanent improvement fund of the county an amount to be used to maintain or to make a permanent improvement or acquire land for the county library.  The amount may not exceed 12 cents on the $100 valuation of all property:(1)  located in the county outside the municipalities that are supporting a free public library and that are not participating in the county library system;  and(2)  located within the municipalities that are supporting a free public library and that have elected to become a part of the county library system.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 323.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle B - County Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Chapter 323 - County Libraries|Subchapter A. County Library|Section 323.003. Gifts

Sec. 323.003.  GIFTS.  The commissioners court may receive a gift, bequest, or devise for the county library or a branch or subdivision of the library.  Title to property given, bequeathed, or devised to the county library vests in the county.  A gift or bequest made for the benefit of a branch of the library shall be administered as designated by the donor.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 323.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Subtitle B - County Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources|Chapter 323 - County Libraries|Subchapter A. County Library|Section 323.004. Farmers' County Library

Sec. 323.004.  FARMERS' COUNTY LIBRARY.  In a county that has a farmers' county library established under prior law, the library shall continue to operate as a farmers' county library, but if a county library is established in the county, the farmers' county library shall become a part of the county library.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|