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TX Transp Code § 172.202 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 5 - Railroads|Subtitle I - Special Districts|Chapter 172 - Rural Rail Transportation Districts|Subchapter E. Powers and Duties Relating to Acquisition, Construction, and Operation of Rail Facilities|Section 172.202. Use and Alteration of Property of Another Political Subdivision

Sec. 172.202.  USE AND ALTERATION OF PROPERTY OF ANOTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISION.  For a purpose described by Section 172.201, as necessary or useful in the construction, reconstruction, repair, maintenance, and operation of rail facilities, and subject to a grant previously secured or with the consent of a municipality, county, or other political subdivision, a district may:(1)  use streets, alleys, roads, highways, and other public ways of the political subdivision; and(2)  relocate, raise, reroute, change the grade of, or alter, at the district's expense, the construction of a publicly owned or privately owned street, alley, highway, road, railroad, electric line or facility, telegraph or telephone property or facility, pipeline or facility, conduit or facility, and other property.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 85 (S.B. 1540), Sec. 2.04, eff. April 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 172.203 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 5 - Railroads|Subtitle I - Special Districts|Chapter 172 - Rural Rail Transportation Districts|Subchapter E. Powers and Duties Relating to Acquisition, Construction, and Operation of Rail Facilities|Section 172.203. Rules Governing System; Routings

Sec. 172.203.  RULES GOVERNING SYSTEM; ROUTINGS.  A district by resolution may adopt rules governing the use, operation, and maintenance of the system and shall determine all routings and change them when the board considers it advisable.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 85 (S.B. 1540), Sec. 2.04, eff. April 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 172.204 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 5 - Railroads|Subtitle I - Special Districts|Chapter 172 - Rural Rail Transportation Districts|Subchapter E. Powers and Duties Relating to Acquisition, Construction, and Operation of Rail Facilities|Section 172.204. Acquisition of Property

Sec. 172.204.  ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY.  (a)  A district may purchase, whenever the district considers the purchase expedient, land, property rights, right-of-way, franchises, easements, and other interests in land the district considers necessary to acquire, construct, or operate a rail facility on terms and at a price to which the district and the owner agree.(b)  The district may take title to the land or interest in the district's name.(c)  The governing body of a municipality, a county, any other political subdivision, or a public agency may convey without advertisement the title or the rights and easements to property needed by the district for its purposes in connection with the acquisition, construction, or operation of rail facilities.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 85 (S.B. 1540), Sec. 2.04, eff. April 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 172.205 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 5 - Railroads|Subtitle I - Special Districts|Chapter 172 - Rural Rail Transportation Districts|Subchapter E. Powers and Duties Relating to Acquisition, Construction, and Operation of Rail Facilities|Section 172.205. Powers Relating to District Property

Sec. 172.205.  POWERS RELATING TO DISTRICT PROPERTY.  A district may acquire by grant, purchase, gift, devise, lease, or otherwise and may hold, use, sell, lease, or dispose of property, including a license, a patent, a right, or an interest, necessary, convenient, or useful for the full exercise of its powers under this chapter.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 85 (S.B. 1540), Sec. 2.04, eff. April 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 172.206 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 5 - Railroads|Subtitle I - Special Districts|Chapter 172 - Rural Rail Transportation Districts|Subchapter E. Powers and Duties Relating to Acquisition, Construction, and Operation of Rail Facilities|Section 172.206. Acquisition of Rolling Stock and Other Property

Sec. 172.206.  ACQUISITION OF ROLLING STOCK AND OTHER PROPERTY.  A district may acquire rolling stock or other property, under a conditional sales contract, lease, equipment trust certificate, or other form of contract or trust agreement.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 85 (S.B. 1540), Sec. 2.04, eff. April 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 172.207 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 5 - Railroads|Subtitle I - Special Districts|Chapter 172 - Rural Rail Transportation Districts|Subchapter E. Powers and Duties Relating to Acquisition, Construction, and Operation of Rail Facilities|Section 172.207. Compensation for Use of System Facilities

Sec. 172.207.  COMPENSATION FOR USE OF SYSTEM FACILITIES.  (a)  A district shall establish and maintain reasonable and nondiscriminatory rents or other compensation for the use of the facilities of the system acquired, constructed, operated, regulated, or maintained by the district.(b)  Together with grants received by the district, the rents or other compensation must be sufficient to produce revenue adequate to:(1)  pay all expenses necessary for the operation and maintenance of the district's property and facilities;(2)  pay the principal of and interest on all bonds issued by the district payable wholly or partly from the revenue, as they become due and payable; and(3)  fulfill the terms of agreements made with the holders of bonds or with any person on their behalf.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 85 (S.B. 1540), Sec. 2.04, eff. April 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 172.208 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 5 - Railroads|Subtitle I - Special Districts|Chapter 172 - Rural Rail Transportation Districts|Subchapter E. Powers and Duties Relating to Acquisition, Construction, and Operation of Rail Facilities|Section 172.208. Operation or Use Contracts

Sec. 172.208.  OPERATION OR USE CONTRACTS.  (a)  A district may:(1)  lease all or part of the rail facilities to any operator; or(2)  contract for the use or operation of all or part of the rail facilities by any operator.(b)  To the maximum extent practicable, the district shall encourage the participation of private enterprise in the operation of rail facilities.(c)  The term of an operating contract under this section may not exceed 20 years.  In this subsection, "operating contract" means a professional services contract executed by a district and another person under which the person agrees to provide all or part of the:(1)  rolling stock required for operation as a common carrier over all or a part of the rail facilities of the district; and(2)  personnel required for the operation of the rolling stock owned or leased by the district or for the operation of the rail facilities of the district.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 85 (S.B. 1540), Sec. 2.04, eff. April 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 172.209 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 5 - Railroads|Subtitle I - Special Districts|Chapter 172 - Rural Rail Transportation Districts|Subchapter E. Powers and Duties Relating to Acquisition, Construction, and Operation of Rail Facilities|Section 172.209. Rail Transportation Services Agreements With Other Political Subdivisions

Sec. 172.209.  RAIL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES AGREEMENTS WITH OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS.  A district may contract with a county or other political subdivision of this state for the district to provide rail transportation services to an area outside the district on terms to which the parties agree.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 85 (S.B. 1540), Sec. 2.04, eff. April 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 172.210 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 5 - Railroads|Subtitle I - Special Districts|Chapter 172 - Rural Rail Transportation Districts|Subchapter E. Powers and Duties Relating to Acquisition, Construction, and Operation of Rail Facilities|Section 172.210. Abandonment of Rail Line

Sec. 172.210.  ABANDONMENT OF RAIL LINE.  (a)  A district may not abandon a district rail line for which state money has been loaned or granted unless the abandonment is approved by the commission as being consistent with the policies of this chapter.(b)  The commission by rule shall adopt procedures for applying for and obtaining approval for abandonment under this section.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 85 (S.B. 1540), Sec. 2.04, eff. April 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 172.211 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 5 - Railroads|Subtitle I - Special Districts|Chapter 172 - Rural Rail Transportation Districts|Subchapter E. Powers and Duties Relating to Acquisition, Construction, and Operation of Rail Facilities|Section 172.211. Other Powers of County, District, and Navigation District

Sec. 172.211.  OTHER POWERS OF COUNTY, DISTRICT, AND NAVIGATION DISTRICT.  (a)  This section applies only to a county that:(1)  is adjacent to a county with a population of four million or more;(2)  has a population of 300,000 or more; and(3)  has created a district by concurrent order with an adjacent county pursuant to Section 172.052.(b)  A county acting through the commissioners court or a local government corporation may adopt an order that authorizes the county and a navigation district located wholly or partly in the county to:(1)  develop rail facilities as a qualifying project under Chapter 2267, Government Code; and(2)  issue bonds for rail facilities secured by a pledge of the revenues of the facilities, including contract revenue, grant revenue, or other revenue collected in connection with the facilities.(c)  If each county that created a district adopts an order described by Subsection (b), the district may exercise the powers described by that subsection.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 786 (H.B. 2557), Sec. 2, eff. June 15, 2017.|
TX Transp Code § 172.251 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 5 - Railroads|Subtitle I - Special Districts|Chapter 172 - Rural Rail Transportation Districts|Subchapter F. Financial Provisions|Section 172.251. Fiscal Year

Sec. 172.251.  FISCAL YEAR.  (a)  Unless the board changes the fiscal year, the district's fiscal year ends on September 30.(b)  The board may not change the fiscal year more than once in a three-year period.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 85 (S.B. 1540), Sec. 2.04, eff. April 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 172.252 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 5 - Railroads|Subtitle I - Special Districts|Chapter 172 - Rural Rail Transportation Districts|Subchapter F. Financial Provisions|Section 172.252. Annual Budget

Sec. 172.252.  ANNUAL BUDGET.  (a)  Before beginning the operation of rail facilities, the board shall adopt an annual operating budget specifying the district's anticipated revenue and expenses for the remainder of the fiscal year.  The district shall adopt an operating budget for each succeeding fiscal year.(b)  The board must hold a public hearing before adopting each budget except the initial budget.  Notice of the hearing must be published at least seven days before the date of the hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in the district.(c)  A budget may be amended at any time if notice of the proposed amendment is given in the notice of meeting.(d)  An expenditure that is not budgeted may not be made.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 85 (S.B. 1540), Sec. 2.04, eff. April 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 172.253 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 5 - Railroads|Subtitle I - Special Districts|Chapter 172 - Rural Rail Transportation Districts|Subchapter F. Financial Provisions|Section 172.253. Grants and Loans

Sec. 172.253.  GRANTS AND LOANS.  A district may accept a grant or loan from the United States, this state and its agencies and political subdivisions, public or private corporations, and any other person.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 85 (S.B. 1540), Sec. 2.04, eff. April 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 172.254 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 5 - Railroads|Subtitle I - Special Districts|Chapter 172 - Rural Rail Transportation Districts|Subchapter F. Financial Provisions|Section 172.254. Depository

Sec. 172.254.  DEPOSITORY.  (a)  The board by resolution shall name one or more banks for the deposit of district funds.(b)  District funds are public funds and may be invested in securities permitted by Chapter 2256, Government Code.(c)  To the extent district funds are not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or its successor, the funds shall be collateralized in the manner provided for county funds.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 85 (S.B. 1540), Sec. 2.04, eff. April 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 172.255 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 5 - Railroads|Subtitle I - Special Districts|Chapter 172 - Rural Rail Transportation Districts|Subchapter F. Financial Provisions|Section 172.255. Applicability of Public Property Financing Law; Prohibition on Ad Valorem Tax

Sec. 172.255.  APPLICABILITY OF PUBLIC PROPERTY FINANCING LAW; PROHIBITION ON AD VALOREM TAX.  A district may use the procedures provided by Chapter 271, Local Government Code, to finance the district's rail facilities, except to the extent of a conflict with this chapter, and except that the district may not impose an ad valorem tax.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 85 (S.B. 1540), Sec. 2.04, eff. April 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 172.256 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 5 - Railroads|Subtitle I - Special Districts|Chapter 172 - Rural Rail Transportation Districts|Subchapter F. Financial Provisions|Section 172.256. Nonnegotiable Purchase Money Notes; Bond Anticipation Notes

Sec. 172.256.  NONNEGOTIABLE PURCHASE MONEY NOTES; BOND ANTICIPATION NOTES.  (a)  A district may:(1)  issue nonnegotiable purchase money notes, payable in installments and secured by the property being acquired or constructed, to acquire or construct rail facilities; or(2)  secure the obligation of the notes by a pledge or by issuing bonds, including bond anticipation notes.(b)  A district may covenant with the purchaser of bond anticipation notes that the proceeds of one or more particular series of bonds will be used for the ultimate payment of the purchase money notes or bond anticipation notes.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 85 (S.B. 1540), Sec. 2.04, eff. April 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 172.257 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 5 - Railroads|Subtitle I - Special Districts|Chapter 172 - Rural Rail Transportation Districts|Subchapter F. Financial Provisions|Section 172.257. Tax Exemption

Sec. 172.257.  TAX EXEMPTION.  District property and revenue and the interest on bonds issued by the district are exempt from any tax imposed by this state or a political subdivision of this state.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 85 (S.B. 1540), Sec. 2.04, eff. April 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 172.301 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 5 - Railroads|Subtitle I - Special Districts|Chapter 172 - Rural Rail Transportation Districts|Subchapter G. Bonds|Section 172.301. Revenue Bonds

Sec. 172.301.  REVENUE BONDS.  A district, by board resolution, may issue revenue bonds in amounts that the board considers necessary or appropriate for the acquisition, purchase, construction, reconstruction, repair, equipping, improvement, or extension of its rail facilities.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 85 (S.B. 1540), Sec. 2.04, eff. April 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 172.302 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 5 - Railroads|Subtitle I - Special Districts|Chapter 172 - Rural Rail Transportation Districts|Subchapter G. Bonds|Section 172.302. Security for Payment of Bonds

Sec. 172.302.  SECURITY FOR PAYMENT OF BONDS.  (a)  To secure payment of district bonds, the district may:(1)  encumber and pledge all or part of the revenue of its rail facilities; and(2)  encumber all or part of the property of the rail facilities and everything pertaining to them acquired or to be acquired.(b)  Unless prohibited by the resolution or indenture relating to outstanding bonds, a district may encumber separately any item of property.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 85 (S.B. 1540), Sec. 2.04, eff. April 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 172.303 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 5 - Railroads|Subtitle I - Special Districts|Chapter 172 - Rural Rail Transportation Districts|Subchapter G. Bonds|Section 172.303. Bonds as Authorized Investments and Security for Deposits of Public Funds

Sec. 172.303.  BONDS AS AUTHORIZED INVESTMENTS AND SECURITY FOR DEPOSITS OF PUBLIC FUNDS.  (a)  District bonds are legal and authorized investments for:(1)  a bank;(2)  a trust company;(3)  a savings and loan association; and(4)  an insurance company.(b)  The bonds are:(1)  eligible to secure the deposit of public funds of this state or a municipality, a county, a school district, or any other political corporation or subdivision of this state; and(2)  lawful and sufficient security for the deposit to the extent of the principal amount or market value of the bonds, whichever is less.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 85 (S.B. 1540), Sec. 2.04, eff. April 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 172.304 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 5 - Railroads|Subtitle I - Special Districts|Chapter 172 - Rural Rail Transportation Districts|Subchapter G. Bonds|Section 172.304. Applicability of Public Improvement Financing Law

Sec. 172.304.  APPLICABILITY OF PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT FINANCING LAW.  For purposes of Chapter 1371, Government Code:(1)  a district is an issuer; and(2)  the acquisition, improvement, or repair of rail facilities by a district is an eligible project.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 85 (S.B. 1540), Sec. 2.04, eff. April 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 172.305 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 5 - Railroads|Subtitle I - Special Districts|Chapter 172 - Rural Rail Transportation Districts|Subchapter G. Bonds|Section 172.305. Limit on Power

Sec. 172.305.  LIMIT ON POWER.  A revenue bond indenture may limit the exercise of the power granted by Section 172.002, 172.151, 172.152, 172.153, 172.154, 172.155, 172.157, 172.158, 172.159, 172.160, 172.201, 172.202, 172.203, 172.204, 172.205, 172.206, 172.207, 172.208, 172.209, 172.210, 172.251, 172.252, 172.253, 172.254, or 172.304.  The limitation applies while any of the revenue bonds issued under the indenture are outstanding and unpaid.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 85 (S.B. 1540), Sec. 2.04, eff. April 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 172.306 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 5 - Railroads|Subtitle I - Special Districts|Chapter 172 - Rural Rail Transportation Districts|Subchapter G. Bonds|Section 172.306. Exemption From Review of Notes by Attorney General

Sec. 172.306.  EXEMPTION FROM REVIEW OF NOTES BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.  District notes authorized to be issued to an agency of the federal or state government, and related records, are not required to be submitted to the attorney general for examination under Chapter 1202, Government Code.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 85 (S.B. 1540), Sec. 2.04, eff. April 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 173.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 5 - Railroads|Subtitle I - Special Districts|Chapter 173 - Intermunicipal Commuter Rail Districts|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 173.001. Definition of Person

Sec. 173.001.  DEFINITION OF PERSON.  In this chapter:(1)  "person" includes a corporation, as provided by Section 312.011, Government Code; and(2)  the definition of "person" assigned by Section 311.005, Government Code, does not apply.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 85 (S.B. 1540), Sec. 2.04, eff. April 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 173.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 5 - Railroads|Subtitle I - Special Districts|Chapter 173 - Intermunicipal Commuter Rail Districts|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 173.002. Definitions

Sec. 173.002.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Board" means a district's board of directors.(2)  "Commuter rail facility" means any property necessary for the transportation of passengers and baggage between locations in a district.  The term includes rolling stock, locomotives, stations, parking areas, and rail lines.(2-a) "Commuter rail service" means the transportation of passengers and baggage by rail between locations in a district.(3)  "Creating municipality" means a municipality described by Section 173.051(a).(4)  "Director" means a board member.(5)  "District" means an intermunicipal commuter rail district created under this chapter or under Article 6550c-1, Revised Statutes, as that article existed before April 1, 2011.(6)  "District property" means property the district owns or leases under a long-term lease.(7)  "System" means all of the commuter rail and intermodal facilities leased or owned by or operated on behalf of a district.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 85 (S.B. 1540), Sec. 2.04, eff. April 1, 2011.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1307 (H.B. 3030), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 173.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 5 - Railroads|Subtitle I - Special Districts|Chapter 173 - Intermunicipal Commuter Rail Districts|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 173.003. Location of Municipality in County

Sec. 173.003.  LOCATION OF MUNICIPALITY IN COUNTY.  For purposes of this chapter, a municipality is located in a county only if 90 percent or more of the population of the municipality resides in that county.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 85 (S.B. 1540), Sec. 2.04, eff. April 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 173.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 5 - Railroads|Subtitle I - Special Districts|Chapter 173 - Intermunicipal Commuter Rail Districts|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 173.004. Nature of District

Sec. 173.004.  NATURE OF DISTRICT.  (a)  A district is a public body and a political subdivision of this state exercising public and essential governmental functions.(b)  A district, in the exercise of powers under this chapter, is performing only governmental functions and is a governmental unit under Chapter 101, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 85 (S.B. 1540), Sec. 2.04, eff. April 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 173.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 5 - Railroads|Subtitle I - Special Districts|Chapter 173 - Intermunicipal Commuter Rail Districts|Subchapter B. Creation|Section 173.051. Creation of District

Sec. 173.051.  CREATION OF DISTRICT.  (a)  A district may be created to provide commuter rail service between two municipalities:(1)  each of which has a population of more than 450,000; and(2)  that are located not farther than 100 miles apart as determined by the department.(b)  The creating municipalities and the counties in which the creating municipalities are located may create a district on passage of a resolution favoring creation by the governing body of each municipality or county.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 85 (S.B. 1540), Sec. 2.04, eff. April 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 173.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 5 - Railroads|Subtitle I - Special Districts|Chapter 173 - Intermunicipal Commuter Rail Districts|Subchapter B. Creation|Section 173.052. Addition of Political Subdivision or Other Public Entity to District

Sec. 173.052.  ADDITION OF POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OR OTHER PUBLIC ENTITY TO DISTRICT.  The following political subdivisions and other public entities may become a part of a district with the approval of the governing body of the political subdivision or public entity:(1)  a county located adjacent to the county in which a creating municipality is located;(2)  a municipality with a population of more than 18,000 located in a county described by Subdivision (1); and(3)  a public entity located in a county that has become part of the district.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 85 (S.B. 1540), Sec. 2.04, eff. April 1, 2011.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 91 (S.B. 1303), Sec. 24.003(a), eff. September 1, 2011.|