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TX Transp Code § 228.112 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle B - State Highway System|Chapter 228 - State Highway Toll Projects|Subchapter C. Toll Revenue Bonds|Section 228.112. Feasibility Study by Municipality, County, or Private Group

Sec. 228.112.  FEASIBILITY STUDY BY MUNICIPALITY, COUNTY, OR PRIVATE GROUP.  (a)  One or more municipalities, one or more counties, a combination of municipalities and counties, or a private group or combination of individuals in this state may pay all or part of the expenses of studying the cost and feasibility and any other expenses relating to:(1)  the preparation and issuance of toll revenue bonds for the construction of a proposed toll project or system;(2)  the improvement, extension, or expansion of an existing project or system; or(3)  the use of private participation under Subchapter E, Chapter 223.(b)  Money spent under Subsection (a) for a proposed toll project or system is reimbursable, with the consent of the commission, to the person paying the expenses out of the proceeds from toll revenue bonds issued for or other proceeds that may be used for the financing, design, development, construction, improvement, extension, expansion, or operation of the project.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 312, Sec. 33, eff. June 18, 2003;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1325, Sec. 15.32, eff. June 21, 2003.Transferred from Transportation Code, Section 361.183 and amended by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 281 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 2.42, eff. June 14, 2005.|
TX Transp Code § 228.113 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle B - State Highway System|Chapter 228 - State Highway Toll Projects|Subchapter C. Toll Revenue Bonds|Section 228.113. Trust Fund

Sec. 228.113.  TRUST FUND.  (a)  All money received under this subchapter, whether as proceeds from the sale of bonds or as revenue, is a trust fund to be held and applied as provided by this subchapter.  Notwithstanding any other law, including Section 9, Chapter 1123, Acts of the 75th Legislature, Regular Session, 1997, and without the prior approval of the comptroller, funds held under this subchapter shall be held in trust by a banking institution chosen by the department or, at the discretion of the department, in trust in the state treasury outside the general revenue fund.(b)  The order authorizing the issuance of bonds or the trust agreement securing the bonds shall provide that an officer to whom or a bank or trust company to which the money is paid shall act as trustee of the money and shall hold and apply the money for the purpose of the order or trust agreement, subject to this subchapter and the order or trust agreement.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1306, Sec. 3, eff. Aug. 30, 1999;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 312, Sec. 35, eff. June 18, 2003;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1325, Sec. 15.33, eff. June 21, 2003;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., 3rd C.S., ch. 8, Sec. 1.11, eff. Jan. 11, 2004.Transferred from Transportation Code, Section 361.185 and amended by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 281 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 2.42, eff. June 14, 2005.|
TX Transp Code § 228.114 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle B - State Highway System|Chapter 228 - State Highway Toll Projects|Subchapter C. Toll Revenue Bonds|Section 228.114. Remedies

Sec. 228.114.  REMEDIES.  Except to the extent restricted by a trust agreement, a holder of a bond issued under this subchapter and a trustee under a trust agreement may:(1)  protect and enforce by a legal proceeding in any court a right under:(A)  this subchapter or another law of this state;(B)  the trust agreement; or(C)  the order authorizing the issuance of the bond; and(2)  compel the performance of a duty this subchapter, the trust agreement, or the order requires the commission or the department or an officer of the commission or the department to perform, including the imposing of tolls.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 312, Sec. 36, eff. June 18, 2003;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1325, Sec. 15.34, eff. June 21, 2003.Transferred from Transportation Code, Section 361.186 and amended by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 281 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 2.42, eff. June 14, 2005.|
TX Transp Code § 228.115 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle B - State Highway System|Chapter 228 - State Highway Toll Projects|Subchapter C. Toll Revenue Bonds|Section 228.115. Exemption From Taxation or Assessment

Sec. 228.115.  EXEMPTION FROM TAXATION OR ASSESSMENT.  (a)  The commission is exempt from taxation of or assessments on:(1)  a toll project or system;(2)  property the department acquires or uses under this subchapter; or(3)  income from property described by Subdivision (1) or (2).(b)  Bonds issued under this subchapter and income from the bonds, including any profit made on the sale or transfer of the bonds, are exempt from taxation in this state.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 872, Sec. 2.12, 2.13, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 312, Sec. 37, eff. June 18, 2003;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1325, Sec. 15.35, eff. June 21, 2003.Transferred from Transportation Code, Section 361.187 and amended by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 281 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 2.42, eff. June 14, 2005.|
TX Transp Code § 228.116 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle B - State Highway System|Chapter 228 - State Highway Toll Projects|Subchapter C. Toll Revenue Bonds|Section 228.116. Valuation of Bonds Securing Deposit of Public Funds

Sec. 228.116.  VALUATION OF BONDS SECURING DEPOSIT OF PUBLIC FUNDS.  Bonds of the commission may secure the deposit of public funds of the state or a political subdivision of the state to the extent of the lesser of the face value of the bonds or their market value.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 312, Sec. 38, eff. June 18, 2003;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1325, Sec. 15.36, eff. June 21, 2003.Transferred from Transportation Code, Section 361.188 and amended by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 281 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 2.42, eff. June 14, 2005.|
TX Transp Code § 228.117 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle B - State Highway System|Chapter 228 - State Highway Toll Projects|Subchapter C. Toll Revenue Bonds|Section 228.117. Funding for Department District

Sec. 228.117.  FUNDING FOR DEPARTMENT DISTRICT.  The commission may not revise the formula as provided in the department's unified transportation program, or its successor document, in a manner that results in a decrease of a district's allocation because revenue bonds are issued for a toll project located within the department district.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 281 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 2.43, eff. June 14, 2005.|
TX Transp Code § 228.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle B - State Highway System|Chapter 228 - State Highway Toll Projects|Subchapter D. Transfer of Toll Project|Section 228.151. Lease, Sale, or Transfer of Toll Project or System

Sec. 228.151.  LEASE, SALE, OR TRANSFER OF TOLL PROJECT OR SYSTEM.  (a)  The department may lease, sell, or transfer in another manner a toll project or system, including a nontolled state highway or a segment of a nontolled state highway converted to a toll project under Subchapter E, to a governmental entity that has the authority to operate a tolled highway or a local government corporation created under Chapter 431.(b)  The commission and the governor must approve the transfer of the toll project or system as being in the best interests of the state and the entity receiving the project or system.|Transferred from Transportation Code, Subchapter H, Chapter 361 and amended by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 281 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 2.44, eff. June 14, 2005.|
TX Transp Code § 228.152 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle B - State Highway System|Chapter 228 - State Highway Toll Projects|Subchapter D. Transfer of Toll Project|Section 228.152. Discharge of Outstanding Bonded Indebtedness

Sec. 228.152.  DISCHARGE OF OUTSTANDING BONDED INDEBTEDNESS.  An agreement to lease, sell, or convey a toll project or system under Section 228.151 must provide for the discharge and final payment or redemption of the department's outstanding bonded indebtedness for the project or system.|Transferred from Transportation Code, Subchapter H, Chapter 361 and amended by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 281 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 2.44, eff. June 14, 2005.|
TX Transp Code § 228.153 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle B - State Highway System|Chapter 228 - State Highway Toll Projects|Subchapter D. Transfer of Toll Project|Section 228.153. Repayment of Department's Expenditures

Sec. 228.153.  REPAYMENT OF DEPARTMENT'S EXPENDITURES.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), an agreement to lease, sell, or convey a toll project or system under Section 228.151 must provide for the repayment of any expenditures of the department for the financing, design, development, construction, operation, or maintenance of the highway that have not been reimbursed with the proceeds of bonds issued for the highway.(b)  The commission may waive repayment of all or a portion of the expenditures if it finds that the transfer will result in substantial net benefits to the state, the department, and the public that equal or exceed the amount of repayment waived.|Transferred from Transportation Code, Subchapter H, Chapter 361 and amended by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 281 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 2.44, eff. June 14, 2005.|
TX Transp Code § 228.154 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle B - State Highway System|Chapter 228 - State Highway Toll Projects|Subchapter D. Transfer of Toll Project|Section 228.154. Approval of Agreement by Attorney General

Sec. 228.154.  APPROVAL OF AGREEMENT BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.  (a)  An agreement for the lease, sale, or conveyance of a toll project or system under this subchapter shall be submitted to the attorney general for approval as part of the records of proceedings relating to the issuance of bonds of the governmental entity.(b)  If the attorney general determines that the agreement is in accordance with law, the attorney general shall approve the agreement and deliver to the commission a copy of the legal opinion of the attorney general stating that approval.|Transferred from Transportation Code, Subchapter H, Chapter 361 and amended by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 281 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 2.44, eff. June 14, 2005.|
TX Transp Code § 228.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle B - State Highway System|Chapter 228 - State Highway Toll Projects|Subchapter E. Limitation on Toll Facility Designation; Conversion of Nontolled State Highway|Section 228.201. Limitation on Toll Facility Designation

Sec. 228.201.  LIMITATION ON TOLL FACILITY DESIGNATION.(a)  The department may not operate a nontolled state highway or a segment of a nontolled state highway as a toll project, and may not transfer a highway or segment to another entity for operation as a toll project, unless:(1)  the commission by order designated the highway or segment as a toll project before the contract to construct the highway or segment was awarded;(2)  the project was designated as a toll project in a plan or program of a metropolitan planning organization on or before September 1, 2005;(3)  the highway or segment is reconstructed so that the number of nontolled lanes on the highway or segment is greater than or equal to the number in existence before the reconstruction; or(4)  a facility is constructed adjacent to the highway or segment so that the number of nontolled lanes on the converted highway or segment and the adjacent facility together is greater than or equal to the number in existence on the converted highway or segment before the conversion.(b)  Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 533 (S.B. 312), Sec. 74(2), eff. September 1, 2017.(c)  In determining the number of nontolled lanes required to comply with Subsection (a)(3), the department:(1)  may consider only a general-purpose lane that is part of the highway; and(2)  may not consider a lane of a frontage road to be a nontolled lane before or after reconstruction of the highway.(d)  The department may not operate any part of State Highway 255 in Webb County as a toll project.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 281 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 2.45, eff. June 14, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1186 (S.B. 1029), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 533 (S.B. 312), Sec. 37, eff. September 1, 2017.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 533 (S.B. 312), Sec. 74(2), eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Transp Code § 228.204 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle B - State Highway System|Chapter 228 - State Highway Toll Projects|Subchapter E. Limitation on Toll Facility Designation; Conversion of Nontolled State Highway|Section 228.204. Rules

Sec. 228.204.  RULES.  The commission shall adopt rules implementing this subchapter, including criteria and guidelines for the approval of a conversion of a highway.|Transferred from Transportation Code, Section 362.0041(c) and amended by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 281 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 2.46, eff. June 14, 2005.|
TX Transp Code § 228.205 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle B - State Highway System|Chapter 228 - State Highway Toll Projects|Subchapter E. Limitation on Toll Facility Designation; Conversion of Nontolled State Highway|Section 228.205. Queen Isabella Causeway

Sec. 228.205.  QUEEN ISABELLA CAUSEWAY.  The commission may not convert the Queen Isabella Causeway in Cameron County to a toll project.|Transferred from Transportation Code, Section 362.0041(d) and amended by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 281 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 2.46, eff. June 14, 2005.|
TX Transp Code § 228.206 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle B - State Highway System|Chapter 228 - State Highway Toll Projects|Subchapter E. Limitation on Toll Facility Designation; Conversion of Nontolled State Highway|Section 228.206. Toll Revenue

Sec. 228.206.  TOLL REVENUE.  Toll revenue collected under this section:(1)  shall be deposited in the state highway fund;(2)  may be used by the department to finance the improvement, extension, expansion, or operation of the converted segment of highway and may not be collected except for those purposes; and(3)  is exempt from the application of Section 403.095, Government Code.|Transferred from Transportation Code, Section 362.0041(f) and amended by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 281 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 2.46, eff. June 14, 2005.|
TX Transp Code § 228.207 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle B - State Highway System|Chapter 228 - State Highway Toll Projects|Subchapter E. Limitation on Toll Facility Designation; Conversion of Nontolled State Highway|Section 228.207. CÉsar ChÁvez Freeway

Sec. 228.207.  CÉSAR CHÁVEZ FREEWAY.  (a)  In this section, "César Chávez Freeway" means the portion of Loop 375 in El Paso County between Interstate Highway 10 and Santa Fe Street.(b)  If the Camino Real Regional Mobility Authority approves the conversion of the portion of the César Chávez Freeway that is operated as a toll project to a nontolled project: (1)  any money advanced by the department to the authority for the construction or maintenance of a toll project on the César Chávez Freeway that is unexpended on the effective date of the conversion shall be used for the construction of the Loop 375 Border Highway West Project in El Paso County from Race Track Drive to U.S. Highway 54 and added to the authority's obligation for that project under terms agreeable to the department; and(2)  the department shall maintain the César Chávez Freeway as part of the state highway system without tolls.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 533 (S.B. 312), Sec. 38, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Transp Code § 228.251 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle B - State Highway System|Chapter 228 - State Highway Toll Projects|Subchapter F. Joint Toll Projects|Section 228.251. Definitions

Sec. 228.251.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Bonds" includes certificates, notes, and other obligations of an issuer authorized by statute, municipal home-rule charter, or the Texas Constitution.(2)  "Local governmental entity" means a political subdivision of the state, including a municipality or a county, a political subdivision of a county, a group of adjoining counties, a defined district, or a nonprofit corporation, including a transportation corporation created under Chapter 431.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 872, Sec. 2.22, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 312, Sec. 77, eff. June 18, 2003;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1325, Sec. 15.74, eff. June 21, 2003.Transferred from Transportation Code, Section 362.001 and amended by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 281 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 2.47, eff. June 14, 2005.|
TX Transp Code § 228.252 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle B - State Highway System|Chapter 228 - State Highway Toll Projects|Subchapter F. Joint Toll Projects|Section 228.252. Applicability of Other Law; Conflicts

Sec. 228.252.  APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW; CONFLICTS.  (a)  This subchapter is cumulative of all laws affecting the issuance of bonds by local governmental entities, particularly, but not by way of limitation, provisions of Chapters 1201 and 1371, Government Code, and Subchapters A-C, Chapter 1207, Government Code, are applicable to and apply to all bonds issued under this subchapter, regardless of any classification of any such local governmental entities thereunder; provided, however, in the event of any conflict between such laws and this subchapter, the provisions of this subchapter prevail.(b)  This subchapter is cumulative of all laws affecting the commission, the department, and the local governmental entities, except that in the event any other law conflicts with this subchapter, the provisions of this subchapter prevail.  Chapters 1201 and 1371, Government Code, and Subchapters A, B, and C, Chapter 1207, Government Code, apply to bonds issued by the commission under this subchapter.(c)  The department may enter into all agreements necessary or convenient to effectuate the purposes of this subchapter.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 872, Sec. 2.23, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.20, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 8.388, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 312, Sec. 71, eff. June 18, 2003;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1325, Sec. 15.68, eff. June 21, 2003.Transferred from Transportation Code, Section 362.003 and amended by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 281 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 2.47, eff. June 14, 2005.|
TX Transp Code § 228.253 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle B - State Highway System|Chapter 228 - State Highway Toll Projects|Subchapter F. Joint Toll Projects|Section 228.253. Use of Federal Funds

Sec. 228.253.  USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS.  The department may use federal funds for any purpose described by this subchapter.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Transferred from Transportation Code, Section 362.006 and amended by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 281 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 2.47, eff. June 14, 2005.|
TX Transp Code § 228.254 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle B - State Highway System|Chapter 228 - State Highway Toll Projects|Subchapter F. Joint Toll Projects|Section 228.254. Agreements Between Authority and Local Governmental Entities

Sec. 228.254.  AGREEMENTS BETWEEN AUTHORITY AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES.  (a)  Under authority of Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, a local governmental entity other than a nonprofit corporation may, upon the required vote of the qualified voters, in addition to all other debts, issue bonds or enter into and make payments under agreements with the department, not to exceed 40 years in term, in any amount not to exceed one-fourth of the assessed valuation of real property within the local governmental entity, except that the total indebtedness of any municipality shall never exceed the limits imposed by other provisions of the constitution, and levy and collect taxes to pay the interest thereon and provide a sinking fund for the redemption thereof, for the purposes of construction, maintenance, and operation of toll projects or systems of the department, or in aid thereof.(b)  In addition to Subsection (a), a local governmental entity may, within any applicable constitutional limitations, agree with the department to issue bonds or enter into and make payments under an agreement to construct, maintain, or operate any portion of a toll project or system of the department.(c)  To make payments under an agreement under Subsection (b) or pay the interest on bonds issued under Subsection (b) and to provide a sinking fund for the bonds or the contract, a local governmental entity may:(1)  pledge revenue from any available source, including annual appropriations;(2)  levy and collect taxes; or(3)  provide for a combination of Subdivisions (1) and (2).(d)  The term of an agreement under this section may not exceed 40 years.(e)  Any election required to permit action under this subchapter must be held in conformance with Chapter 1251, Government Code, or other law applicable to the local governmental entity.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 872, Sec. 2.26, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 8.389, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 312, Sec. 72, eff. June 18, 2003;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1325, Sec. 15.69, eff. June 21, 2003.Transferred from Transportation Code, Section 362.007 and amended by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 281 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 2.47, eff. June 14, 2005.|
TX Transp Code § 251.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle C - County Roads and Bridges|Chapter 251 - General County Authority Relating to Roads and Bridges|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 251.001. Definitions

Sec. 251.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter as applied to a public road:(1)  "Abandon" means to relinquish the public's right of way in and use of the road.(2)  "Discontinue" means to discontinue the maintenance of the road.(3)  "Vacate" means to terminate the existence of the road by direct action of the commissioners court of a county.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 251.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle C - County Roads and Bridges|Chapter 251 - General County Authority Relating to Roads and Bridges|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 251.002. Public Roads

Sec. 251.002.  PUBLIC ROADS.  A public road or highway that has been laid out and established according to law and that has not been discontinued is a public road.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|