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TX Tax Code § 327.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Tax Code|Title 3 - Local Taxation|Subtitle C - Local Sales and Use Taxes|Chapter 327 - Municipal Sales and Use Tax for Street Maintenance|Section 327.008. Use of Tax Revenue

Sec. 327.008.  USE OF TAX REVENUE. Revenue from the tax imposed under this chapter may be used only to maintain and repair municipal streets or sidewalks existing on the date of the election to adopt the tax.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 464, Sec. 1, eff. June 11, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 385 (H.B. 2853), Sec. 2, eff. June 10, 2015.|
TX Transp Code § 21.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 3 - Aviation|Chapter 21 - Administration of Aeronautics|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 21.001. Definitions

Sec. 21.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Aeronautics" means:(A)  the art and science of flight of aircraft;(B)  aviation;(C)  the operation, navigation, piloting, maintenance, and construction of aircraft or component parts of aircraft;(D)  air navigation aids, including lighting, markings, and aircraft, ground, and related communications;(E)  air crew and air passenger facilities;(F)  airports and airstrips and their design, construction, repair, maintenance, or improvement;  and(G)  the dissemination of information and instruction concerning any of the matters in this subdivision.(2)  "Aircraft" means a device intended, used, or designed for flight in the air.(3)  "Commission" means the Texas Transportation Commission.(4)  "Department" means the Texas Department of Transportation.(5)  "Director" means the director of the Texas Department of Transportation.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 21.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 3 - Aviation|Chapter 21 - Administration of Aeronautics|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 21.002. Aviation Division

Sec. 21.002.  AVIATION DIVISION.  The powers and duties granted to the department by this chapter or by other law related to aviation shall be performed, under the direction of the commission, by the aviation division.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 21.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 3 - Aviation|Chapter 21 - Administration of Aeronautics|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 21.003. Aviation Advisory Committee

Sec. 21.003.  AVIATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE.  (a)  The aviation advisory committee consists of members appointed by the commission to advise the commission and the department on aviation matters.  The commission by rule shall determine the number of members of the committee.(b)  A majority of the members of the committee must have five years of successful experience as:(1)  an aircraft pilot;(2)  an aircraft facilities manager; or(3)  a fixed-base operator.(c)  A committee member serves at the pleasure of the commission.(d)  A committee member may not receive compensation for serving as a member but is entitled to reimbursement for reasonable expenses incurred in performing the member's duties.(e)  The commission may adopt rules to govern the operations of the committee.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 922 (S.B. 1522), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2017.|For expiration of this section, see Subsection (e).
TX Transp Code § 21.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 3 - Aviation|Chapter 21 - Administration of Aeronautics|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 21.004. Urban Air Mobility Advisory Committee

Sec. 21.004.  URBAN AIR MOBILITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE.  (a)  The commission shall appoint an advisory committee to assess current state law and any potential changes to state law that are needed to facilitate the development of urban air mobility operations and infrastructure in this state.(b)  The commission shall appoint to the advisory committee members to represent:(1)  diverse geographic regions of the state;(2)  state and local law enforcement;(3)  the urban air mobility industry;(4)  transportation experts;(5)  commercial airport representatives;(6)  vertical takeoff and landing operators;(7)  local governments; and(8)  the general public.(c)  The advisory committee shall:(1)  hold public hearings in locations across the state or via electronic means; and(2)  receive comments through an Internet website, by mail, and by other methods, if appropriate.(d)  Not later than September 1, 2022, the advisory committee shall report to the commission and to the members of the legislature the committee's findings and recommendations on any changes to state law that are needed to facilitate the development of urban air mobility operations and infrastructure.(e)  The advisory committee is abolished and this section expires January 1, 2023.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 583 (S.B. 763), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2021.|
TX Transp Code § 21.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 3 - Aviation|Chapter 21 - Administration of Aeronautics|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 21.005. Suit Against Department

Sec. 21.005.  SUIT AGAINST DEPARTMENT.  (a)  An interested party who is adversely affected by an act, decision, rate, charge, order, or rule adopted by the department and who fails to get relief from the department may file a petition against the department in a district court of Travis County, Texas.(b)  The petition must set forth the air carrier's or party's particular objections to the act, decision, rate, charge, order, or rule.(c)  The court shall give priority to an action described by Subsection (a) over all other causes on the docket of a different nature.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 21.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 3 - Aviation|Chapter 21 - Administration of Aeronautics|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 21.006. Safe Aircraft Operation

Sec. 21.006.  SAFE AIRCRAFT OPERATION.  (a)  An aircraft operated in the state shall be operated safely.(b)  An aircraft is operated safely if the operation complies with the United States laws and regulations governing air traffic and aeronautical operation.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 21.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 3 - Aviation|Chapter 21 - Administration of Aeronautics|Subchapter B. General Powers and Duties|Section 21.051. Aeronautic Development

Sec. 21.051.  AERONAUTIC DEVELOPMENT.  The department and the director shall encourage and assist the development of aeronautics in this state.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 21.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 3 - Aviation|Chapter 21 - Administration of Aeronautics|Subchapter B. General Powers and Duties|Section 21.052. Cooperation With Other Entities in Aeronautic Development

Sec. 21.052.  COOPERATION WITH OTHER ENTITIES IN AERONAUTIC DEVELOPMENT.  The department and the director may:(1)  cooperate with or assist the United States, a governmental subdivision of this state, or a person engaged in aeronautics or in the development of aeronautics;  and(2)  coordinate the aeronautical activities of entities described by Subdivision (1).|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 21.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 3 - Aviation|Chapter 21 - Administration of Aeronautics|Subchapter B. General Powers and Duties|Section 21.053. Governmental Subdivision Cooperation in Aeronautic Development

Sec. 21.053.  GOVERNMENTAL SUBDIVISION COOPERATION IN AERONAUTIC DEVELOPMENT.  A governmental subdivision may cooperate with the department in the development of aeronautics.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 21.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 3 - Aviation|Chapter 21 - Administration of Aeronautics|Subchapter B. General Powers and Duties|Section 21.054. Authority to Contract

Sec. 21.054.  AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT.  (a)  The department may contract as necessary or advisable to execute its powers under this chapter.(b)  The department may not enter an agreement that binds the state to make a payment that is not authorized by an appropriation from general revenues or from the aeronautics fund.(c)  Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 115, Sec. 1, eff. May 17, 1999.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 115, Sec. 1, eff. May 17, 1999.|
TX Transp Code § 21.055 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 3 - Aviation|Chapter 21 - Administration of Aeronautics|Subchapter B. General Powers and Duties|Section 21.055. Grant or Gift With Prescribed Purpose

Sec. 21.055.  GRANT OR GIFT WITH PRESCRIBED PURPOSE.  The department may accept from any person a grant or gift of money or property for which the person has prescribed a particular use for an aeronautical purpose.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 21.056 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 3 - Aviation|Chapter 21 - Administration of Aeronautics|Subchapter B. General Powers and Duties|Section 21.056. Record of Grant or Gift

Sec. 21.056.  RECORD OF GRANT OR GIFT.  The department shall maintain in its office a record of money, property, or a grant given to the department under this chapter.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 21.057 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 3 - Aviation|Chapter 21 - Administration of Aeronautics|Subchapter B. General Powers and Duties|Section 21.057. Use of Grant or Gift According to Terms

Sec. 21.057.  USE OF GRANT OR GIFT ACCORDING TO TERMS.  The department shall use money, property, or a grant given to the department under this chapter according to the terms of the grant or gift.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 21.058 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 3 - Aviation|Chapter 21 - Administration of Aeronautics|Subchapter B. General Powers and Duties|Section 21.058. Expenditure of Grants or Gifts of Money

Sec. 21.058.  EXPENDITURE OF GRANTS OR GIFTS OF MONEY.  The department may not spend a grant or money given to the department unless the expenditure is authorized by order of the commission.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 21.059 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 3 - Aviation|Chapter 21 - Administration of Aeronautics|Subchapter B. General Powers and Duties|Section 21.059. Gifts of Land

Sec. 21.059.  GIFTS OF LAND.  To develop aeronautics for the common good and safety of the residents of the state or to provide for catastrophe, disaster, or state or national emergency, the state or department may accept from any person a gift of any interest in real property that:(1)  may be used as a navigational aid;(2)  is on or adjacent to an airport or airstrip;  or(3)  may be used as an airport or airstrip.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 21.060 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 3 - Aviation|Chapter 21 - Administration of Aeronautics|Subchapter B. General Powers and Duties|Section 21.060. Jurisdiction, Administration, and Leasing of Land, Navigational Aids, or Facilities

Sec. 21.060.  JURISDICTION, ADMINISTRATION, AND LEASING OF LAND, NAVIGATIONAL AIDS, OR FACILITIES.  (a)  The department has jurisdiction over and shall administer land given to the department.(b)  The department may:(1)  exercise jurisdiction over and administer navigational aids or facilities given to the state or to the department;  and(2)  lease land, navigational aids, or facilities given to the state or to the department.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 21.061 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 3 - Aviation|Chapter 21 - Administration of Aeronautics|Subchapter B. General Powers and Duties|Section 21.061. Funding Construction of Facilities and Improvements

Sec. 21.061.  FUNDING CONSTRUCTION OF FACILITIES AND IMPROVEMENTS.  (a)  The department may construct on land given to the department an improvement, facility, or navigational aid that the department determines is necessary or advisable.(b)  Money in the aeronautics fund may be used for a purpose described by Subsection (a).|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 21.062 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 3 - Aviation|Chapter 21 - Administration of Aeronautics|Subchapter B. General Powers and Duties|Section 21.062. Lease of Land or Improvement

Sec. 21.062.  LEASE OF LAND OR IMPROVEMENT.  (a)  The department may lease land given to the department or an improvement on the land to any person if the department finds after investigation that:(1)  the lease is desirable or essential:(A)  to develop aeronautics for the common good and safety of the residents of this state;  or(B)  to provide for catastrophe, disaster, or state or national emergency;(2)  the lessee is financially responsible;  and(3)  the amount of periodic rental payments is at least equal to the amount that the department has spent for improvements on the land, amortized over the term of the lease.(b)  The department shall produce and maintain in the department's office a written statement of the findings required by Subsection (a).(c)  The department shall submit a lease entered into by the department to the attorney general for approval as to form before the lease becomes effective.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 21.063 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 3 - Aviation|Chapter 21 - Administration of Aeronautics|Subchapter B. General Powers and Duties|Section 21.063. Terms of Lease of Land or Improvement

Sec. 21.063.  TERMS OF LEASE OF LAND OR IMPROVEMENT.  (a)  A lease of land given to the department or a lease of an improvement on the land must provide that:(1)  the lessee shall maintain, in accordance with the standards the department prescribes, the land, premises, and improvements the department placed on the land;(2)  if the lease or a rule or order of the department that pertains to the lease is violated:(A)  the lease terminates immediately;  and(B)  the lessee shall surrender the premises to the department without liability and without court action;  and(3)  in time of national or state disaster, emergency, or catastrophe, the department may use, for the department or others, the land, premises, or improvements the department placed on the land as the governor or the department determines, without liability or cost.(b)  The term of a lease of land given to the department or the lease of an improvement on the land may not exceed 20 years.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 21.064 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 3 - Aviation|Chapter 21 - Administration of Aeronautics|Subchapter B. General Powers and Duties|Section 21.064. Reports and Information

Sec. 21.064.  REPORTS AND INFORMATION.  (a)  The department may report to an appropriate agency of another state or of the United States that a proceeding has been instituted that charges a violation of this chapter or of a federal statute.(b)  The department on its own initiative or by request may issue to a state or municipal officer authorized by the department or by the United States to enforce a law relating to aeronautics a report about:(1)  a proceeding instituted that charges a violation of this chapter or of a federal statute;(2)  penalties;  or(3)  other information.(c)  The department may receive a report of penalties or other information from an agency of another state or of the United States.(d)  The department may enter into a necessary agreement with the United States or an agency of another state governing the delivery, receipt, exchange, or use of a report or other information.(e)  The department shall submit an agreement entered into by the department under Subsection (d) to the attorney general for approval as to form.(f)  A report issued by the department is not evidence of a violation and may not be received as evidence by a court.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 21.065 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 3 - Aviation|Chapter 21 - Administration of Aeronautics|Subchapter B. General Powers and Duties|Section 21.065. Aeronautical Education Programs and Flight Clinics

Sec. 21.065.  AERONAUTICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS AND FLIGHT CLINICS.  (a)  The department may:(1)  organize and administer an aeronautical education program in colleges and schools of this state and for the public;  and(2)  prepare and conduct one or more flight clinics for air crews.(b)  The department may charge for conducting a program or clinic under Subsection (a).|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 21.066 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 3 - Aviation|Chapter 21 - Administration of Aeronautics|Subchapter B. General Powers and Duties|Section 21.066. Aeronautical Publications

Sec. 21.066.  AERONAUTICAL PUBLICATIONS.  (a)  The department may issue aeronautical publications as required in the public interest.(b)  The department shall charge a fee sufficient to recover the cost of preparing and distributing a department publication that does not clearly promote public safety.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 21.067 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 3 - Aviation|Chapter 21 - Administration of Aeronautics|Subchapter B. General Powers and Duties|Section 21.067. Texas Airport Directory

Sec. 21.067.  TEXAS AIRPORT DIRECTORY.  (a)  The department may:(1)  issue the Texas Airport Directory;(2)  sell advertising in the directory; and(3)  advertise the directory in other publications.(b)  The department may not charge a fee for furnishing the Texas Airport Directory.(c)  The department is not required to issue more than 110 percent of the number of Texas Airport Directories issued in the preceding state fiscal year.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 535 (H.B. 1605), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Transp Code § 21.068 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 3 - Aviation|Chapter 21 - Administration of Aeronautics|Subchapter B. General Powers and Duties|Section 21.068. Engineering and Technical Services

Sec. 21.068.  ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL SERVICES.  (a)  The department may provide engineering or technical services to any person in connection with aeronautical activities, including the planning, acquisition, construction, improvement, maintenance, or operation of an airport, air navigation facility, or other aeronautical activity, if providing the services is:(1)  reasonably possible;  and(2)  in the interest of public safety and welfare.(b)  The department may charge for a service under this section.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 21.069 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 3 - Aviation|Chapter 21 - Administration of Aeronautics|Subchapter B. General Powers and Duties|Section 21.069. State Airport in Central Texas

Sec. 21.069.  STATE AIRPORT IN CENTRAL TEXAS.  (a)  The department shall establish a state airport in Central Texas that is open to the general public.(b)  In determining an appropriate location for the airport, the department shall consider:(1)  the convenience, comfort, and accommodation of air traffic flying into and departing from the Central Texas region, including persons traveling for business and commercial reasons, government officials, and tourists;  and(2)  the safe operation of aircraft flying into and departing from the Central Texas region.(c)  In determining an appropriate location for the airport, the department may not consider:(1)  any property in a municipality without the approval of the governing body of the municipality;(2)  any property outside of a municipality without the approval of the commissioners court of the county in which the property is located;  or(3)  the property in Austin, Texas, identified as Robert Mueller Airport.(d)  The commission may acquire by the exercise of eminent domain property that the commission considers necessary to enable the department to meet its responsibilities under this section.(e)  The department may utilize only federal matching funds, federal grants, in-kind contributions, private sector funds, nonprofit grants, and local government funding for the establishment of this facility.(f)  The department shall have all the powers necessary or appropriate to implement this section, including all the powers granted to a local government under Chapters 22, 23, and 25.(g)  Upon completion of the construction of the airport, the department shall contract with a private entity or a county or municipality for the long-term management, operation, and maintenance of the facility.  Such contract shall comply with all applicable Federal Aviation Agency regulations relating to the management, operation, and maintenance of an airport.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1118, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 533 (S.B. 312), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Transp Code § 21.070 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 3 - Aviation|Chapter 21 - Administration of Aeronautics|Subchapter B. General Powers and Duties|Section 21.070. Marking of Wireless Communication Facility

Sec. 21.070.  MARKING OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATION FACILITY.  (a)  In this section:(1)  "Cultivated field" means any open space or pasture larger than five acres in which a plant or tree nursery is located or an agricultural crop, including cotton, corn, grain, grapes, beets, peanuts, and rice, but not including grass grown for hay, is grown on a continuing basis.(2)  "Wireless communication facility" has the meaning assigned by Section 25.001.(b)  Absence of plants, seedlings, or a crop on a temporary basis due to crop rotation or other farm management techniques does not remove an open area from the definition of "cultivated field."(c)  This section applies only to an antenna structure that is used to provide commercial wireless communications services and that is located in a cultivated field or within 100 feet of a cultivated field.(d)  A person who proposes to construct a wireless communication facility that is at least 100 feet but not more than 200 feet in height above ground level shall mark the highest guy wires on the facility, if any, with two warning spheres each.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1222, Sec. 3, eff. June 20, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.38, eff. April 1, 2009.|