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TX Loc Govt Code § 391.0115 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle C - Planning and Development Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 391 - Regional Planning Commissions|Section 391.0115. Restrictions on Commission Travel Costs

Sec. 391.0115.  RESTRICTIONS ON COMMISSION TRAVEL COSTS.  (a)  In reimbursing commission personnel for travel expenses, a commission may not expend funds for travel in excess of the amount of money that may be expended for state personnel under the General Appropriations Act or travel regulations adopted by the comptroller, including any restrictions on mileage reimbursement, per diem, and lodging reimbursement rates.(b)  A member of the governing body of a commission may not be reimbursed from state-appropriated funds, including federal funds, for official travel in an amount in excess of the rates set for travel by state board and commission members.  If a hotel is unable or unwilling to provide a commission or its officers or employees a rate equivalent to the rate provided to state employees or if a negotiated conference rate for an officially sanctioned conference or meeting exceeds the applicable state reimbursement rate for lodging, a commission may reimburse for lodging expenses at the rates of the expenses incurred.(c)  A commission may not expend any funds for the purchase of alcoholic beverages or entertainment.(d)  A commission may purchase goods or a service only if the commission complies with the same provisions for purchasing goods or a service that are equivalent to the provisions, including Chapter 252, applying to a local government.(e)  A commission may not spend an amount more than 15 percent of the commission's total expenditures on the commission's indirect costs.  For the purposes of this subsection, the commission's capital expenditures and any subcontracts, pass-throughs, or subgrants may not be considered in determining the commission's total direct costs.  In this subsection, "pass-through funds" means funds, including subgrants or subcontracts, that are received by a commission from the federal or state government or other grantor for which the commission serves merely as a cash conduit and has no administrative or financial involvement in the program, such as contractor selection, contract provisions, contract methodology payment, or contractor oversight and monitoring.(f)  In this section, "indirect costs" means costs that are not directly attributable to a single action of a commission.  The governor shall use the federal Office of Management and Budget circulars A-87 and A-122 or use any rules relating to the determination of indirect costs adopted under Chapter 783, Government Code, in administering this section.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 280, Sec. 19, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1498, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 391.0116 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle C - Planning and Development Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 391 - Regional Planning Commissions|Section 391.0116. Restrictions on Employment

Sec. 391.0116.  RESTRICTIONS ON EMPLOYMENT.  (a)  An employee of a commission when using state-appropriated funds, including federal funds, is subject to the same rules regarding lobbying and other advocacy activities as an employee of any state agency.(b)  The nepotism provisions of Chapter 573, Government Code, apply to a commission.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1498, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 391.0117 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle C - Planning and Development Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 391 - Regional Planning Commissions|Section 391.0117. Salary Schedules

Sec. 391.0117.  SALARY SCHEDULES.  (a)  For each fiscal year, a commission shall adopt a salary schedule containing a classification salary schedule for classified positions and identifying and specifying the salaries for positions exempt from the classification salary schedule.(b)  The salary schedule adopted by the commission may not exceed, for classified positions, the state salary schedule for classified positions as prescribed by the General Appropriations Act adopted by the most recent legislature.  A commission may adopt a salary schedule that is less than the state salary schedule.(c)  A salary for a position classified under the salary schedule may not exceed the state salary that has been approved by the state auditor's office and paid by the state for comparable work.(d)  A position may only be exempted from the classification salary schedule adopted by the commission if the exemption and the amount of salary paid for the exempt position is within the range determined appropriate for state exempt positions by the state auditor.(e)  A commission shall submit to the state auditor the commission's salary schedule, including the salaries of all exempt positions, not later than the 45th day before the date of the beginning of the commission's fiscal year.  If the state auditor, subject to the legislative audit committee's approval for inclusion in the audit plan under Section 321.013, Government Code, has recommendations to improve a commission's salary schedule or a portion of the schedule, the state auditor shall report the recommendations to the governor's office.  The governor's office may not allow the portion of the schedule for which the state auditor has recommendations to go into effect until revisions or explanations are given that are satisfactory to the governor based on recommendations from the state auditor.(f)  This section does not apply to a commission if the most populous county that is a member of the commission has an actual average weekly wage that exceeds the state actual average weekly wage by 20 percent or more for the previous year as determined by the Texas Workforce Commission in its County Employment and Wage Information Report.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 279, Sec. 26, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., 3rd C.S., ch. 3, Sec. 9.04, eff. Jan. 11, 2004.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 391.013 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle C - Planning and Development Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 391 - Regional Planning Commissions|Section 391.013. Interstate Commissions

Sec. 391.013.  INTERSTATE COMMISSIONS.  (a)  With the advance approval of the governor, a commission that borders another state may:(1)  join with a similar commission or planning agency in a contiguous area of the bordering state to form an interstate commission;  or(2)  permit a similar commission or planning agency in a contiguous area of the bordering state to participate in planning functions.(b)  Funds provided a commission may be commingled with funds provided by the government of the bordering state.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 391.014 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle C - Planning and Development Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 391 - Regional Planning Commissions|Section 391.014. International Areas

Sec. 391.014.  INTERNATIONAL AREAS.  With the advance approval of the governor, a commission that borders the Republic of Mexico may spend funds in cooperation with an agency, constituent state, or local government of the Republic of Mexico for planning studies encompassing areas lying both in this state and in contiguous territory of the Republic of Mexico.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 391.015 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle C - Planning and Development Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 391 - Regional Planning Commissions|Section 391.015. Withdrawal From Commission

Sec. 391.015.  WITHDRAWAL FROM COMMISSION.  A participating governmental unit may withdraw from a commission by majority vote of its governing body unless it has been otherwise agreed.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 391.016 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle C - Planning and Development Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 391 - Regional Planning Commissions|Section 391.016. Joining Commission After Withdrawal

Sec. 391.016.  JOINING COMMISSION AFTER WITHDRAWAL.  A governmental unit that has withdrawn from a commission under Section 391.015 may join another commission that is adjacent to the unit if:(1)  the transfer is approved by the governing bodies of:(A)  the unit; and(B)  the commission the unit wishes to join;(2)  the governmental unit submits a written request for approval of the transfer to the governor that:(A)  is in the form and manner prescribed by the office of the governor; and(B)  demonstrates the transfer furthers the purpose of this chapter as described by Section 391.001; and(3)  the governor approves the transfer.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1237 (H.B. 2736), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2019.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 391A.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle C - Planning and Development Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 391A - Stormwater Control and Recapture Planning Authorities in Certain Counties|Section 391A.001. Definitions

Sec. 391A.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Affected county" means a county that:(A)  has a population of 800,000 or more; and(B)  receives an average annual rainfall of 15 inches or less based on the most recent 10-year period according to data available from a reliable source, including the United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service or the PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University.(2)  "Authority" means a commission established under this chapter.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 378 (H.B. 995), Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 2015.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 391A.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle C - Planning and Development Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 391A - Stormwater Control and Recapture Planning Authorities in Certain Counties|Section 391A.002. Establishment

Sec. 391A.002.  ESTABLISHMENT.  (a) A stormwater control and recapture planning authority is established in each affected county in this state.(b)  An authority is a political subdivision of this state.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 378 (H.B. 995), Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 2015.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 391A.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle C - Planning and Development Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 391A - Stormwater Control and Recapture Planning Authorities in Certain Counties|Section 391A.003. Territory

Sec. 391A.003.  TERRITORY.  The territory of an authority includes all of the territory in the affected county in which the authority is located except any territory within the boundaries or extraterritorial jurisdiction of that county's largest municipality, provided that the municipality has a plan in place for the control of stormwater on the date the authority is established.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 378 (H.B. 995), Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 2015.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 391A.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle C - Planning and Development Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 391A - Stormwater Control and Recapture Planning Authorities in Certain Counties|Section 391A.004. Board of Directors

Sec. 391A.004.  BOARD OF DIRECTORS.  (a)  The governing body of an authority is a board of directors composed of:(1)  a representative of the county in which the authority is located and each municipality within the territory of the authority;(2)  a representative of each water utility within the territory of the authority not also described by Subdivision (1);(3)  a representative of each water district within the territory of the authority that has been in operation for at least 15 years;(4)  a member appointed by each member of the state legislature whose legislative district is wholly or partly in the territory of the authority; and(5)  a representative of the Texas Department of Transportation appointed by the Texas Transportation Commission.(b)  A person may not serve as a director if the person holds another public office.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 378 (H.B. 995), Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 2015.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 792 (H.B. 2725), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2017.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 391A.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle C - Planning and Development Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 391A - Stormwater Control and Recapture Planning Authorities in Certain Counties|Section 391A.005. Powers and Duties

Sec. 391A.005.  POWERS AND DUTIES.  (a)  An authority shall:(1)  coordinate and adopt a long-range master plan to facilitate the development and management of integrated stormwater control and recapture projects and facilities within the authority's territory;(2)  apply for, accept, and receive gifts, grants, loans, and other money available from any source, including the state, the federal government, and an entity represented on the board of directors under Sections 391A.004(1), (2), and (3), to perform its purposes; and (3)  assist an entity represented on the board of directors under Sections 391A.004(1), (2), and (3) in carrying out an objective included in the authority's master plan.(b)  The authority may:(1)  enter into contracts as necessary to carry out the authority's powers and duties; and(2)  employ staff and consult with and retain experts.(c)  The authority may not:(1)  impose a tax or issue bonds; or(2)  regulate the structures or facilities of an electric utility as "electric utility" is defined by Section 31.002, Utilities Code.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 378 (H.B. 995), Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 2015.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 391A.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle C - Planning and Development Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 391A - Stormwater Control and Recapture Planning Authorities in Certain Counties|Section 391A.006. Expiration of Chapter

Sec. 391A.006.  EXPIRATION OF CHAPTER.  This chapter expires September 1, 2023.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 378 (H.B. 995), Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 2015.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 393.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle C - Planning and Development Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 393 - Housing Cooperation Among Municipalities, Counties, and Certain Other Local Governments|Section 393.001. Short Title

Sec. 393.001.  SHORT TITLE.  This chapter may be cited as the Housing Cooperation Law.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 393.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle C - Planning and Development Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 393 - Housing Cooperation Among Municipalities, Counties, and Certain Other Local Governments|Section 393.002. Legislative Findings; Purpose

Sec. 393.002.  LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS;  PURPOSE.  (a)  The legislature has found in the Housing Authorities Law (Chapter 392) that:(1)  unsafe and unsanitary housing conditions exist in this state for persons of low income;(2)  there is a shortage of safe and sanitary dwellings for those persons;(3)  those conditions require excessive and disproportionate expenditures of public funds for crime prevention and punishment, public health and safety, fire and accident protection, and other public services and facilities;  and(4)  the public interest requires the remedying of those conditions.(b)  The legislature finds and declares that:(1)  the assistance provided under this chapter to remedy the conditions described in the Housing Authorities Law constitutes a public purpose and an essential governmental function for which public money may be spent and other aid given;(2)  it is a proper public purpose for a public body to aid a housing authority that operates within the boundaries or jurisdiction of the public body or to aid a housing project within its boundaries or jurisdiction because the public body derives immediate benefits and advantages from the authority or project;  and(3)  this chapter is necessary in the public interest.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 393.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle C - Planning and Development Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 393 - Housing Cooperation Among Municipalities, Counties, and Certain Other Local Governments|Section 393.003. Definitions

Sec. 393.003.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Federal government" includes the United States, the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, or any other agency or instrumentality, corporate or otherwise, of the United States.(2)  "Governing body" means the council, commissioners court, board, or other body that is in charge of the fiscal affairs of a public body.(3)  "Housing authority" means an authority created under the Housing Authorities Law (Chapter 392).(4)  "Housing project" means a work or other undertaking of a housing authority in accordance with the Housing Authorities Law or any similar work or other undertaking of the federal government.(5)  "Public body" means a municipality or municipal corporation, county, commission, district, authority, or other subdivision or public body of the state.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 393.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle C - Planning and Development Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 393 - Housing Cooperation Among Municipalities, Counties, and Certain Other Local Governments|Section 393.004. Powers of Public Body Relating to Housing Projects

Sec. 393.004.  POWERS OF PUBLIC BODY RELATING TO HOUSING PROJECTS.  To aid and cooperate in the planning, undertaking, construction, or operation of a housing project located within its jurisdiction, a public body may, on terms established by the public body:(1)  dedicate, sell, convey, or lease any of its property to a housing authority or to the federal government;(2)  provide that parks, playgrounds, other recreational facilities, community facilities, educational facilities, water facilities, sewer facilities, or drainage facilities, or other works that it has the power to undertake, be furnished adjacent to or in connection with a housing project;(3)  furnish, dedicate, close, pave, install, grade, or plan streets, roads, alleys, sidewalks, or other places that it has the power to undertake;(4)  plan or zone any part of the public body and, in the case of a municipality, change its map;(5)  make exceptions to building regulations or ordinances;(6)  enter agreements for any period with a housing authority or the federal government relating to action to be taken by the public body under the powers granted by this chapter;(7)  enter agreements relating to the exercise of power by the public body relating to the repair, elimination, or closing of unsafe, unsanitary, or unfit dwellings;(8)  provide for the furnishing of services to a housing authority of the type the public body has power to furnish;(9)  purchase or invest in bonds issued by a housing authority;(10)  exercise the rights of a bondholder in relation to any bonds purchased under Subdivision (9);  or(11)  take other action necessary or convenient to aid and cooperate in the planning, undertaking, construction, or operation of a housing project.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 393.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle C - Planning and Development Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 393 - Housing Cooperation Among Municipalities, Counties, and Certain Other Local Governments|Section 393.005. Restriction on Certain Housing Project Changes

Sec. 393.005.  RESTRICTION ON CERTAIN HOUSING PROJECT CHANGES.  A public body may not require changes to be made with respect to a housing project that a housing authority has acquired or taken over from the federal government and that the housing authority by resolution has found and declared to have been constructed in a manner that promotes the public interest and affords the necessary safety, sanitation, and other protection.  The public body may not require changes to be made in the manner of the construction of the project and may not take other action relating to that construction.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 393.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle C - Planning and Development Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 393 - Housing Cooperation Among Municipalities, Counties, and Certain Other Local Governments|Section 393.006. Payment of Expenses; Conveyance Powers

Sec. 393.006.  PAYMENT OF EXPENSES;  CONVEYANCE POWERS.  (a)  A public body may incur the entire expense of any public improvement made by the public body in exercising powers under this chapter.(b)  A public body may sell, convey, lease, or make an agreement under this chapter without appraisal, public notice, advertisement, or public bidding.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 393.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 12 - Planning and Development|Subtitle C - Planning and Development Provisions Applying to More Than One Type of Local Government|Chapter 393 - Housing Cooperation Among Municipalities, Counties, and Certain Other Local Governments|Section 393.007. Payment Contracts

Sec. 393.007.  PAYMENT CONTRACTS.  (a)  In connection with a housing project located wholly or partly within its jurisdiction, a public body may contract with a housing authority or with the federal government relating to any amounts that the housing authority or the federal government agrees to pay to the public body during the contract period for the improvements, services, and facilities furnished by the public body for the benefit of the housing project.  The amount of those payments may not exceed the estimated cost to the public body of the improvements, services, or facilities.(b)  The absence of a contract for those payments does not relieve the public body from the duty to furnish for the benefit of the housing project the customary improvements and any services and facilities that the public body usually furnishes without a service fee.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|