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TX Transp Code § 454.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 454 - Municipal Mass Transportation Systems|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 454.005. Lease of System

Sec. 454.005.  LEASE OF SYSTEM.  (a)  In lieu of operating a mass transportation system, the governing body of a municipality or a board of trustees managing the system, with the approval of the municipality's governing body by resolution, may enter into a lease or other contractual arrangement for the operation of the system by a privately owned and operated corporation.(b)  The guaranteed or contingent payment of rentals, computed on revenue or gross or net profits or determined by any other method of compensation the governing body or board of trustees determines to be reasonable, may be the consideration for a lease or other contract under this section.(c)  The municipality must give public notice and make a request for the submission of bids in the manner required by law for the taking of bids for a public construction contract before entering into a lease or other contract under this section.  The municipality shall accept the best bid submitted, considering the rentals to be paid and the experience and financial responsibility of the corporations submitting the bids.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 454.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 454 - Municipal Mass Transportation Systems|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 454.006. Fares

Sec. 454.006.  FARES.  (a)  Fares charged by a mass transportation system may be set according to a zone system or other classification that the municipality determines to be reasonable.(b)  Unless otherwise considered necessary by the governing body of the municipality to maintain the level and quality of service desired, a mass transportation system shall charge and collect fares that are sufficient to:(1)  pay all operating, maintenance, depreciation, and replacement charges;(2)  provide for extensions to the extent permitted by this chapter;  and(3)  provide and maintain in the time and manner prescribed by the applicable ordinances, deeds of trust, and indentures money sufficient to pay for debt service and reserves for the security and orderly payment of bonds or notes.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 454.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 454 - Municipal Mass Transportation Systems|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 454.007. Use of Revenue to Pay Other Municipal Debts Prohibited

Sec. 454.007.  USE OF REVENUE TO PAY OTHER MUNICIPAL DEBTS PROHIBITED.  (a)  Except as permitted by the ordinance authorizing the bonds or notes or the deed of trust or indenture securing the bonds or notes or as provided by Subsection (b), the revenue of a mass transportation system may not be used to pay any other debt, expense, or obligation of the municipality.(b)  An acquired mass transportation system may pay the municipality that acquired the system for the loss of ad valorem taxes previously paid by the owners of the system until the indebtedness secured by the taxes is paid.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 454.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 454 - Municipal Mass Transportation Systems|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 454.008. Records and Accounts

Sec. 454.008.  RECORDS AND ACCOUNTS.  (a)  The mayor of a municipality shall install and maintain a complete system of records and accounts showing the revenue collected and showing separately the amount spent or set aside for operation, salaries, labor, materials, repairs, maintenance, depreciation, replacements, extensions, and debt service on bonds or notes issued under this chapter.(b)  A mayor commits an offense if the mayor fails to install and maintain a system of records and accounts as required by Subsection (a) on or before the 90th day after the date the mass transportation system is completed.  An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $100 or more than $1,000.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 454.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 454 - Municipal Mass Transportation Systems|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 454.009. Annual Report

Sec. 454.009.  ANNUAL REPORT.  (a)  Not later than February 1 of each year, the superintendent or manager of a mass transportation system shall file with the mayor of the municipality a detailed report of the operations for the year ending the preceding January 1, showing the total sums collected, the balance due, the total disbursements made, and amounts remaining unpaid as a result of the operation of the system during the year.(b)  A superintendent or manager commits an offense if the superintendent or manager fails to file as required by Subsection (a).  An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $100 or more than $1,000.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 454.010 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 454 - Municipal Mass Transportation Systems|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 454.010. Enforcement

Sec. 454.010.  ENFORCEMENT.  A taxpayer or holder of indebtedness of a mass transportation system residing within the municipality may enforce this chapter by appropriate civil action in a district court of the county in which the municipality is located.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 454.021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 454 - Municipal Mass Transportation Systems|Subchapter B. Revenue Bonds and Notes|Section 454.021. Authority to Issue

Sec. 454.021.  AUTHORITY TO ISSUE.  (a)  A municipality may issue bonds and notes from time to time and in the amounts it considers necessary or appropriate for acquiring, constructing, improving, or extending a mass transportation system.(b)  Bonds or notes issued under this chapter are fully negotiable and may be made redeemable before maturity, at the option of the issuing municipality, at the price and under the terms fixed by the issuing municipality in the ordinance authorizing the bonds or notes.(c)  Bonds or notes issued under this chapter shall be sold for the price the governing body of the municipality determines to be in the best interest of the municipality.(d)  Subject to the restrictions in this chapter, the governing body of a municipality may fix the form, conditions, and details of bonds and notes issued under this chapter.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 454.022 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 454 - Municipal Mass Transportation Systems|Subchapter B. Revenue Bonds and Notes|Section 454.022. Notice of Ordinance Authorizing Issuance

Sec. 454.022.  NOTICE OF ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING ISSUANCE.  Before adopting an ordinance authorizing the issuance of bonds or notes under this chapter, the governing body of a municipality shall give notice of the time when the ordinance is to be adopted.  The notice shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality, in at least two issues, with the first publication occurring at least 14 days before the date on which the ordinance is to be adopted.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 454.023 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 454 - Municipal Mass Transportation Systems|Subchapter B. Revenue Bonds and Notes|Section 454.023. Petition for Election

Sec. 454.023.  PETITION FOR ELECTION.  (a)  The governing body of a municipality may issue bonds or notes under this chapter without an election unless a petition requesting an election on the question is filed with the municipal secretary before the scheduled time for adopting the ordinance authorizing the issuance of the bonds or notes.(b)  A petition under this section must be signed by at least 10 percent of the registered voters of the municipality who have rendered their property for taxation.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 454.024 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 454 - Municipal Mass Transportation Systems|Subchapter B. Revenue Bonds and Notes|Section 454.024. Election

Sec. 454.024.  ELECTION.  (a)  If a petition meeting the requirements of Section 454.023 is filed:(1)  the governing body of the municipality shall hold an election on the question as provided by Chapter 1251, Government Code;  and(2)  the bonds or notes may not be issued unless a majority of the votes received at the election favor the question.(b)  The governing body of a municipality may call an election for the issuance of bonds or notes under this chapter without a petition under Section 454.023.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 8.398, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Transp Code § 454.025 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 454 - Municipal Mass Transportation Systems|Subchapter B. Revenue Bonds and Notes|Section 454.025. Encumbrance of Transportation System

Sec. 454.025.  ENCUMBRANCE OF TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM.  (a)  To secure the payment of bonds or notes issued under this chapter, a municipality may encumber:(1)  all or any part of the mass transportation system;(2)  the property of the system, including a bus or other vehicle, machinery, and equipment of any kind used in the operation of the system;(3)  the revenue of the system;(4)  the franchise of the system;  or(5)  any other thing relating to the system that is acquired or is to be acquired.(b)  A municipality may:(1)  encumber separately any property, including a bus or other vehicle, machinery, or equipment of any kind;  or(2)  acquire, hold, use, or contract for any property, including a bus or other vehicle, machinery, or equipment of any kind, under a lease arrangement, chattel mortgage, or conditional sale, including an equipment trust transaction.(c)  This chapter does not prohibit a municipality from encumbering a transportation system for the purposes of purchasing, building, mortgaging, extending, or repairing, or reconstructing another system and purchasing necessary property in connection with the system.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 454.026 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 454 - Municipal Mass Transportation Systems|Subchapter B. Revenue Bonds and Notes|Section 454.026. Transportation System Franchise

Sec. 454.026.  TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM FRANCHISE.  In addition to encumbering the property of a mass transportation system under Section 454.025, a municipality, by the terms of an instrument evidencing that encumbrance, may grant to the purchaser under the power of sale in the instrument a franchise to operate the system and the system's property.  A franchise under this section may not exceed 25 years.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 454.027 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 454 - Municipal Mass Transportation Systems|Subchapter B. Revenue Bonds and Notes|Section 454.027. Operating Expenses as Lien on Revenue

Sec. 454.027.  OPERATING EXPENSES AS LIEN ON REVENUE.  If the revenue of a mass transportation system is encumbered under this chapter, the expenses of operation and maintenance, including all salaries, labor, materials, interest, repairs, and extensions necessary to render efficient service and each proper item of expense, are a first lien against the revenues.  The expense of an extension may be a lien prior to an existing lien only if:(1)  the governing body of the municipality considers the extension necessary to keep the system in operation and render adequate service to the municipality and its inhabitants;  or(2)  the extension is necessary to meet a condition that would otherwise impair the original securities.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 454.028 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 454 - Municipal Mass Transportation Systems|Subchapter B. Revenue Bonds and Notes|Section 454.028. Obligation of Transportation System Not Municipal Debt

Sec. 454.028.  OBLIGATION OF TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM NOT MUNICIPAL DEBT.  (a)  An obligation of a mass transportation system:(1)  is not a debt of the municipality;(2)  is solely a charge on the property, including the pledged revenue, of the encumbered system;  and(3)  may not be included in determining the power of the municipality to issue any bonds or notes for any purpose authorized by law.(b)  A municipality may make payments on bonds or notes issued under this chapter out of any other funds that lawfully may be used for that purpose.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 454.029 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 454 - Municipal Mass Transportation Systems|Subchapter B. Revenue Bonds and Notes|Section 454.029. Additional Bonds or Notes

Sec. 454.029.  ADDITIONAL BONDS OR NOTES.  (a)  While bonds or notes that are payable from and secured by a pledge of the revenue of a mass transportation system are outstanding, the municipality that issued the bonds or notes may from time to time issue other bonds or notes for the purpose of:(1)  extending, improving, or both extending and improving the system;  or(2)  acquiring another mass transportation system.(b)  Bonds or notes issued under Subsection (a) constitute a lien on the revenue, in the order of their issuance, inferior to the liens securing all issues and series of bonds or notes previously issued.(c)  Notwithstanding Subsection (b), a municipality may:(1)  adopt an ordinance or execute and issue a deed of trust, trust indenture, or similar instrument that provides for the subsequent issuance of additional bonds or notes on a parity with the previously issued bonds or notes;  and(2)  authorize, issue, and sell additional bonds or notes, from time to time and in different series, payable from the revenue of the mass transportation system and the revenue of any additional sources, on a parity with the bonds or notes previously issued and secured by liens on the transportation system that are on a parity with the lien securing the previously issued bonds or notes, subject to the conditions of the ordinance or instrument described by Subdivision (1).|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 454.030 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 454 - Municipal Mass Transportation Systems|Subchapter B. Revenue Bonds and Notes|Section 454.030. Refunding Bonds or Notes

Sec. 454.030.  REFUNDING BONDS OR NOTES.  (a)  A municipality may issue refunding bonds or notes to refund one or more series or issues of bonds or notes.(b)  Refunding bonds or notes have the same priority of lien on the revenue pledged to their payment that the bonds or notes being refunded have, except that if all the outstanding bonds or notes of two or more series or issues of bonds or notes are refunded in a single issue of refunding bonds or notes, the lien of all refunding bonds or notes is equal.  A refunding bond or note may not have a priority of lien greater than the highest priority of lien of the bonds or notes being refunded.(c)  Refunding bonds or notes must bear interest at the same or lower rate than that borne by the bonds or notes being refunded unless it is shown mathematically that:(1)  a saving will result in the total amount of interest to be paid;  and(2)  the annual principal and interest burden will not be increased so as to impair the rights of the holders of any bonds or notes, if any, having a prior or inferior lien.(d)  Bonds or notes may be refunded by issuing refunding bonds or notes to be:(1)  exchanged for the bonds or notes being refunded or cancelled;  or(2)  sold, with the proceeds of the sale being used to redeem and cancel the bonds or notes being refunded.(e)  A municipality may provide in a refunding bond or note issue money necessary for paying:(1)  any call premium;  and(2)  interest to the date set for calling for redemption the outstanding bonds or notes.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 455.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 455 - Powers and Duties of Department of Transportation Regarding Mass Transportation|Subchapter A. General Powers and Duties|Section 455.001. Department Duties Regarding Mass Transportation

Sec. 455.001.  DEPARTMENT DUTIES REGARDING MASS TRANSPORTATION.  The Texas Department of Transportation shall:(1)  encourage, foster, and assist in developing intracity and intercity public and mass transportation;(2)  encourage the establishment of rapid transit and other transportation media;(3)  assist any political subdivision of this state to obtain federal aid to establish or maintain a public or mass transportation system;(4)  develop and maintain a comprehensive master plan for public and mass transportation development;  and(5)  conduct hearings and make investigations to determine the location, type of construction, and cost to the state or its political subdivisions of a public mass transportation system owned, operated, or wholly or partly directly financed by the state.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 455.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 455 - Powers and Duties of Department of Transportation Regarding Mass Transportation|Subchapter A. General Powers and Duties|Section 455.002. Department Powers Regarding Mass Transportation

Sec. 455.002.  DEPARTMENT POWERS REGARDING MASS TRANSPORTATION.  The Texas Department of Transportation may:(1)  purchase, construct, lease, and contract for public transportation systems;(2)  use the expertise of recognized private authorities or consultants to plan and design public and mass transportation systems;(3)  represent this state in each public and mass transportation matter before a state or federal agency;(4)  subject to Section 455.052, apply for and receive a gift or grant from a governmental or private source for use in performing the department's functions under this chapter;(5)  contract as necessary to perform a function under this chapter; and(6)  recommend legislation necessary to advance this state's interest in public and mass transportation.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 434 (S.B. 1523), Sec. 3, eff. June 1, 2017.|
TX Transp Code § 455.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 455 - Powers and Duties of Department of Transportation Regarding Mass Transportation|Subchapter A. General Powers and Duties|Section 455.003. Restriction on Use of Eminent Domain

Sec. 455.003.  RESTRICTION ON USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN.  The Texas Department of Transportation may not use eminent domain for a purpose under this chapter in a way that:(1)  unduly interferes with interstate commerce;  or(2)  establishes a right to operate a vehicle on a railroad track used to transport property.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 455.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 455 - Powers and Duties of Department of Transportation Regarding Mass Transportation|Subchapter A. General Powers and Duties|Section 455.004. Public Transportation Advisory Committee

Sec. 455.004.  PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE.  (a)  A public transportation advisory committee consisting of nine members shall:(1)  advise the commission on the needs and problems of the state's public transportation providers, including the methods for allocating state public transportation money;(2)  comment on rules involving public transportation during development of the rules and before the commission finally adopts the rules unless an emergency requires immediate commission action;(3)  advise the commission on the implementation of Chapter 461;(4)  perform any other duty determined by the commission; and(5)  reflect the diversity of the state.(b)  The members of the committee shall be appointed by the governor, the lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of representatives, who shall each appoint:(1)  one member who represents a diverse cross-section of public transportation providers;(2)  one member who represents a diverse cross-section of transportation users; and(3)  one member who represents the general public.(c)  A member serves at the pleasure of the officer who appointed the member.  A member is not entitled to compensation for service on the committee but is entitled to reimbursement for reasonable expenses the member incurs in performing committee duties.(d)  The public transportation advisory committee shall meet as requested by the commission.(e)  The commission may adopt rules to govern the operation of the advisory committee.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1325, Sec. 13.03, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 281 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 4.01, eff. June 14, 2005.Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 117 (H.B. 2219), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Transp Code § 455.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 455 - Powers and Duties of Department of Transportation Regarding Mass Transportation|Subchapter B. State Safety Oversight Program|Section 455.051. Definition

Sec. 455.051.  DEFINITION.  In this subchapter, "rail fixed guideway public transportation system" has the meaning assigned by 49 C.F.R. Section 674.7.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 434 (S.B. 1523), Sec. 4, eff. June 1, 2017.|
TX Transp Code § 455.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 455 - Powers and Duties of Department of Transportation Regarding Mass Transportation|Subchapter B. State Safety Oversight Program|Section 455.052. Designation of State Safety Oversight Agency; Requirements and Prohibitions

Sec. 455.052.  DESIGNATION OF STATE SAFETY OVERSIGHT AGENCY; REQUIREMENTS AND PROHIBITIONS.  (a)  The department is designated as the agency responsible for implementing a state safety oversight program that satisfies the requirements of 49 U.S.C. Section 5329(e).(b)  Unless waived under 49 U.S.C. Section 5329(e), the department:(1)  shall be financially and legally independent from any rail fixed guideway public transportation system under the oversight of the department; and(2)  may not employ an individual who is also employed by a rail fixed guideway public transportation system under the oversight of the department.(c)  The department may not directly provide public transportation services in an area with a rail fixed guideway public transportation system under the oversight of the department.(d)  A public transportation entity may not provide funds to the department.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 434 (S.B. 1523), Sec. 4, eff. June 1, 2017.|