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TX Transp Code § 451.064 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 451 - Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authorities|Subchapter B. Powers of Authorities|Section 451.064. Parking Areas: Certain Authorities

Sec. 451.064.  PARKING AREAS:  CERTAIN AUTHORITIES.  (a)  An authority created before 1980 in which the principal municipality has a population of less than 1.9 million may, with the approval of the governing body of the principal municipality:(1)  establish, operate, and improve a public parking area or facility in the authority; and(2)  set and collect reasonable charges for the use of a parking area or facility.(b)  An authority described by Subsection (a) may regulate public parking in public parking areas or facilities in the principal municipality under an interlocal agreement with the principal municipality according to which that power is delegated to the authority.|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. 139, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 451.065 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 451 - Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authorities|Subchapter B. Powers of Authorities|Section 451.065. Roadways, Trails, Lighting: Certain Authorities

Sec. 451.065.  ROADWAYS, TRAILS, LIGHTING:  CERTAIN AUTHORITIES.  (a)  An authority confirmed before July 1, 1985, may, in the authority:(1)  construct or maintain a highway, local or arterial street, thoroughfare, or other road, including a bridge or grade separation;  and(2)  install or operate traffic control improvements, including signals.(b)  An authority confirmed before 1985 may, in the authority:(1)  construct or maintain a sidewalk, hiking trail, or biking trail;(2)  install or maintain streetlights;  and(3)  in performing an activity under Subdivision (1) or (2), make drainage improvements and take drainage-related measures as reasonable and necessary for the effective use of the transportation facility being constructed or maintained.(c)  An authority may perform an activity authorized by this section through an agreement with another governmental entity, including an agreement under Chapter 791, Government Code, with a state agency listed under Section 771.002, Government Code.(d)  An authority may not perform an activity authorized by this section in a municipality without:(1)  the consent of the governing body of the municipality;  or(2)  a contract with the municipality specifying the actions that the authority may undertake.(e)  Subsection (a) does not apply to the performance of an action undertaken by the authority under Section 451.056(a)(1) or 451.058.(f)  This section does not apply to an authority created before 1980 in which the principal municipality has a population of less than 1.9 million.|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. 140, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 451.066 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 451 - Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authorities|Subchapter B. Powers of Authorities|Section 451.066. Spending Limitation: Trails and Lighting in Certain Authorities

Sec. 451.066.  SPENDING LIMITATION:  TRAILS AND LIGHTING IN CERTAIN AUTHORITIES.  (a)  An authority confirmed before 1980 in which the principal municipality has a population of more than 1.9 million may not spend, during any five-year period, more than seven percent of its revenue from sales and use taxes and interest income during that period for all items described by Section 451.065(b).(b)  For a fiscal year in which an authority described by Subsection (a) spends an amount that exceeds the limit in Subsection (a), the registered voters of the authority, by petition, may require that an election be held on the question of eliminating or reducing expenditures in any category authorized by Section 451.065(b) and not otherwise authorized by Section 451.065(a).  The board shall call an election in the authority to be held on the first uniform election date at least 60 days after the date the election order is issued if the secretary of state:(1)  finds that a petition for the election is valid;  or(2)  fails to act within the time required by Subsection (d).(c)  A petition under this section is valid if:(1)  it is signed by registered voters of the authority in a number equal to at least 10 percent of the number of votes cast in the authority in the preceding gubernatorial election;(2)  the signatures meeting the requirement in Subdivision (1) are collected not earlier than the 90th day before the date the petition is presented to the board;  and(3)  it is presented to the board on or before the second anniversary of the last day of the fiscal year during which the expenditures exceeded the limitation.(d)  After receiving a petition under this section, the board shall send it to the secretary of state.  The secretary of state shall, not later than the 30th day after the date the petition is received, determine whether the petition is valid and notify the board of the determination.(e)  The ballots for the election must provide for voting for or against the following proposition:  "The (reduction or elimination) of expenditures for _____________ (category of spending to be reduced or eliminated)."(f)  A reduction or elimination of expenditures that is approved by a majority of the votes received on the measure in the election is effective.(g)  The authority shall pay the costs of:(1)  determining the validity of a petition;  and(2)  conducting the election.|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. 141, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 451.067 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 451 - Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authorities|Subchapter B. Powers of Authorities|Section 451.067. Emergency Medical Services: Certain Authorities

Sec. 451.067.  EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES:  CERTAIN AUTHORITIES.  An authority in which the principal municipality has a population of less than 320,000 may provide emergency medical services.|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. 142, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 451.068 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 451 - Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authorities|Subchapter B. Powers of Authorities|Section 451.068. Free Fares Program: Certain Authorities

Sec. 451.068.  FREE FARES PROGRAM:  CERTAIN AUTHORITIES.  (a)  An authority confirmed before July 1, 1985, and in which the principal municipality has a population of less than 850,000 may, through the operation of a program, charge no fares.(b)  A program under this section:(1)  must have clearly defined goals adopted by the authority;(2)  expires annually, unless renewed;  and(3)  may be renewed only after the program's costs and benefits are evaluated.|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. 143, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 451.070 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 451 - Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authorities|Subchapter B. Powers of Authorities|Section 451.070. Elections

Sec. 451.070.  ELECTIONS.  (a)  In an election ordered by a board:(1)  the board shall give notice of the election by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the authority at least once each week for three consecutive weeks, with the first publication occurring at least 21 days before the date of the election;  and(2)  a resolution ordering the election and the election notice must show, in addition to the requirements of the Election Code, the hours of the election and polling places in election precincts.(b)  Subsection (a) does not apply to an election under Subchapter N.(c)  An election contest may not be heard unless the comptroller is timely notified as required by Section 451.413.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 451.072 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 451 - Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authorities|Subchapter B. Powers of Authorities|Section 451.072. General Authority to Call Election: Certain Authorities

Sec. 451.072.  GENERAL AUTHORITY TO CALL ELECTION:  CERTAIN AUTHORITIES.  (a)  This section applies only to an authority in which the principal municipality has a population of more than 1.9 million.(b)  The board of an authority may call an election to determine the voters' will on any issue that the board is authorized to decide under this chapter or on the exercise of any discretionary power of the board under this chapter.  At the time the board orders the election, the board shall specify whether the results of the election are binding on the authority.(c)  The board shall specify the ballot proposition for an election called under this section.  A ballot proposition is approved if a majority of the voters voting at the election favor the proposition.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 612, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1163 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 145, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 451.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 451 - Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authorities|Subchapter C. Management of Authority|Section 451.101. Board Powers

Sec. 451.101.  BOARD POWERS.  A board may:(1)  employ a general manager and other persons necessary for the conduct of the affairs of the authority, including operating or management companies;(2)  prescribe the duties, compensation, and tenure of persons employed;(3)  remove an employee;(4)  adopt a seal for the authority;(5)  set the fiscal year for the authority;(6)  establish a complete system of accounts for the authority;(7)  invest the funds of the authority in direct or indirect obligations of the United States, this state, or a political subdivision of this state;(8)  purchase, with funds of the authority, certificates of deposit of state or national banks or savings and loan associations in this state if the certificates are secured in the same manner that the funds of a county of this state are required to be secured;(9)  designate by resolution an authorized representative of the authority to, according to terms prescribed by the board:(A)  invest authority funds;  and(B)  withdraw money from authority accounts for investments;  and(10)  designate by resolution an authorized representative of the authority to supervise the substitution of securities pledged to secure authority funds.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 451.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 451 - Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authorities|Subchapter C. Management of Authority|Section 451.102. Budget

Sec. 451.102.  BUDGET.  (a)  A board shall adopt an annual operating budget of all major expenditures by type and amount.  The board shall adopt the budget before the beginning of the fiscal year to which the budget applies and before the authority may conduct any business in the fiscal year.(b)  The board shall hold a public hearing on a proposed annual operating budget before adopting the budget and shall, at least 14 days before the date of the hearing, make the proposed budget available to the public.(c)  The board after public notice and a hearing may by order amend an annual operating budget.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 451.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 451 - Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authorities|Subchapter C. Management of Authority|Section 451.103. Operating Expenditures

Sec. 451.103.  OPERATING EXPENDITURES.  An authority may not spend for operations money in excess of the total amount specified for operating expenses in the annual operating budget.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 451.104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 451 - Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authorities|Subchapter C. Management of Authority|Section 451.104. Investment Powers: Certain Authorities

Sec. 451.104.  INVESTMENT POWERS:  CERTAIN AUTHORITIES.  An authority created before 1980 and in which the principal municipality has a population of less than 1.9 million has the same investment powers as an entity under Subchapter A, Chapter 2256, Government Code.|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. 146, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 451.105 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 451 - Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authorities|Subchapter C. Management of Authority|Section 451.105. Depository; Deposit of Funds

Sec. 451.105.  DEPOSITORY;  DEPOSIT OF FUNDS.  (a)  A board shall designate one or more banks as depositories for authority funds.(b)  All funds of an authority shall be deposited in one or more of the authority's depository banks unless an order or resolution authorizing the issuance of an authority bond or note requires otherwise.(c)  Funds in a depository, to the extent that those funds are not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, shall be secured in the manner provided by law for the security of county funds.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 451.106 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 451 - Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authorities|Subchapter C. Management of Authority|Section 451.106. General Manager; Management Policies: Certain Authorities

Sec. 451.106.  GENERAL MANAGER;  MANAGEMENT POLICIES:  CERTAIN AUTHORITIES.  (a)  The board of an authority in which the principal municipality has a population of less than 850,000 or more than 1.9 million shall employ a general manager to administer the daily operation of the authority.  The general manager may, subject to the annual operating budget and to the personnel policies adopted by the board, employ persons to conduct the affairs of the authority and prescribe their duties and compensation.(b)  Only the general manager may remove an employee.  A removal is subject to board personnel policies.(c)  With the approval of the board, the general manager may contract with others for the performance of work or provision of materials for the authority.(d)  The board shall adopt policies clearly defining the respective duties of the board and the authority's staff.(e)  This section applies only to an authority described by Subsection (a).|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. 147, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 451.107 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 451 - Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authorities|Subchapter C. Management of Authority|Section 451.107. Rules

Sec. 451.107.  RULES.  (a)  The board by resolution may adopt rules for:(1)  the safe and efficient operation and maintenance of the transit authority system;(2)  the use of the transit authority system and the authority's services by the public and the payment of fares, tolls, and other charges;  and(3)  the regulation of privileges on property owned, leased, or otherwise controlled by the authority.(b)  A notice of each rule adopted by the board shall be published in a newspaper with general circulation in the area in which the authority is located once each week for two consecutive weeks after adoption of the rule.  The notice must contain a condensed statement of the substance of the rule and must advise that a copy of the complete text of the rule is filed in the principal office of the authority, where the text may be read by any person.(c)  A rule becomes effective 10 days after the date of the second publication of the notice under this section.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 451.1075 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 451 - Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authorities|Subchapter C. Management of Authority|Section 451.1075. Prohibition of Consumption of Alcoholic Beverage

Sec. 451.1075.  PROHIBITION OF CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE.  (a)  A board by resolution may prohibit the consumption of an alcoholic beverage on property an authority possesses or controls.  The resolution must describe with particularity each place where consumption of an alcoholic beverage is prohibited.(b)  The authority shall post a sign in each place where consumption of an alcoholic beverage is prohibited under this section.  The sign must indicate that a person may not consume an alcoholic beverage in that place.(c)  A person commits an offense if the person consumes an alcoholic beverage in a place where the consumption of an alcoholic beverage is prohibited under this section.(d)  An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.(e)  In this section, "alcoholic beverage" has the meaning assigned by Section 1.04, Alcoholic Beverage Code.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.25(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Transp Code § 451.108 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 451 - Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authorities|Subchapter C. Management of Authority|Section 451.108. Peace Officers

Sec. 451.108.  PEACE OFFICERS.  (a)  An authority may commission and employ peace officers.(b)  An authority created before 1980 in which the principal municipality has a population of less than 1.9 million may establish a security force, employ security personnel, and commission security personnel as peace officers.(c)  A peace officer commissioned under this section, except as provided by Subsections (d) and (e), or a peace officer contracted for employment by an authority confirmed before July 1, 1985, in which the principal municipality has a population of less than 850,000, may:(1)  make an arrest in any county in which the transit authority system is located as necessary to prevent or abate the commission of an offense against the law of this state or a political subdivision of this state if the offense or threatened offense occurs on or involves the transit authority system;(2)  make an arrest for an offense involving injury or detriment to the transit authority system;(3)  enforce traffic laws and investigate traffic accidents that involve or occur in the transit authority system; and(4)  provide emergency and public safety services to the transit authority system or users of the transit authority system.(d)  A peace officer who holds a commission under this section from an authority in which the principal municipality has a population of more than 1.9 million and who has filed with the authority the oath of a peace officer has all the powers, privileges, and immunities of peace officers in the counties in which the transit authority system is located, provides services, or is supported by a general sales and use tax.(e)  A peace officer who holds a commission under this section from an authority created before 1980 in which the principal municipality has a population of less than 1.9 million and who has filed with the authority the oath of a peace officer has all the powers, privileges, and immunities of peace officers in the counties in which the transit authority system is located, provides services, or is supported by a general sales and use tax while the peace officer is on the transit authority system property or performing duties in connection with the transit authority system or its users.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 142, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1221 (S.B. 1263), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1163 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 148, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 451.109 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 451 - Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authorities|Subchapter C. Management of Authority|Section 451.109. Advisory Committee

Sec. 451.109.  ADVISORY COMMITTEE.  (a)  A board may establish one or more advisory committees to make recommendations to the board or the general manager on the operation of the authority.  A committee has the purposes, powers, and duties, including the manner of reporting its work, prescribed by the board.  A committee and each committee member serves at the will of the board.(b)  The board shall appoint persons to the advisory committee who:(1)  are selected from a list provided by the general manager;  and(2)  have knowledge about and interests in, and represent a broad range of viewpoints about, the work of the committee.(c)  A member of an advisory committee may not be compensated by the authority for committee service but is entitled to reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of committee service.(d)  This section does not apply to an authority in which the principal municipality has a population of 850,000 or more but not more than 1.9 million.|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. 149, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 451.110 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 451 - Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authorities|Subchapter C. Management of Authority|Section 451.110. Purchases: Competitive Bidding

Sec. 451.110.  PURCHASES:  COMPETITIVE BIDDING.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (c) and by Subchapter Q, a board may not contract for the construction of an improvement or the purchase of any property, except through competitive bidding after notice of the contract proposal.  The notice must be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the area in which the authority is located at least once each week for two consecutive weeks before the date set for receiving the bids.  The first notice must be published at least 15 days before the date set for receiving bids.(b)  The board may adopt rules on:(1)  the taking of bids;(2)  the awarding of contracts;  and(3)  the waiver of the competitive bidding requirement:(A)  if there is an emergency;(B)  if there is only one source for the purchase;  or(C)  except for a contract for construction of an improvement on real property, if:(i)  competitive bidding is inappropriate because the procurement requires design by the supplier and if competitive negotiation, with proposals solicited from an adequate number of qualified sources, will permit reasonable competition consistent with the procurement;  or(ii)  it is ascertained after solicitation that there will be only one bidder.(c)  Subsection (a) does not apply to a contract for:(1)  $50,000 or less;(2)  the purchase of real property;(3)  personal or professional services; or(4)  the acquisition of an existing transit system.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1479, Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1277 (H.B. 2300), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 801 (H.B. 2325), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.|