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TX Transp Code § 441.231 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle J - Road Utility Districts|Chapter 441 - Road Utility Districts|Subchapter L. Dissolution|Section 441.231. Petition for Dissolution

Sec. 441.231.  PETITION FOR DISSOLUTION.  (a)  A district shall submit to the commission a petition for dissolution of the district after:(1)  the district has completed each construction, acquisition, and improvement of a road facility provided in the plan approved by the commission;(2)  the district has conveyed each road facility to a governmental entity;  and(3)  all bonds and other district indebtedness are paid in full.(b)  The district shall submit with the petition evidence that the commission by rule or order requires to show that each proposal in the plan has been completed and all bonds and other district indebtedness have been paid in full.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 441.232 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle J - Road Utility Districts|Chapter 441 - Road Utility Districts|Subchapter L. Dissolution|Section 441.232. Commission Dissolution Order

Sec. 441.232.  COMMISSION DISSOLUTION ORDER.  (a)  The commission shall order the district dissolved if, after considering the petition and the accompanying evidence, the commission finds that:(1)  the work is completed according to the plan;(2)  each road facility has been conveyed;  and(3)  all bonds and other indebtedness have been paid in full.(b)  If the commission finds that one or more of these conditions has not been met, the commission shall adopt an order that will ensure that that condition is met.  On compliance with this order, the commission shall order the district dissolved.(c)  On issuance of the commission's dissolution order, the dissolved district ceases as a governmental entity, and the board continues in existence only to transfer district money and dispose of district assets.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 441.233 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle J - Road Utility Districts|Chapter 441 - Road Utility Districts|Subchapter L. Dissolution|Section 441.233. Transfer of District Money

Sec. 441.233.  TRANSFER OF DISTRICT MONEY.  (a)  On dissolution of the district, the board shall transfer the district's money to the governmental entity to which the road facility was conveyed.  If road facilities were conveyed to more than one governmental entity, the board shall distribute the money among those governmental entities in proportion to the proceeds of all indebtedness that the district incurred to construct, purchase, or improve the road facilities conveyed to each respective governmental entity.(b)  A governmental entity shall use the money to maintain the road facility.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 451.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 451 - Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authorities|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 451.001. Definitions

Sec. 451.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Alternate municipality" means a municipality that:(A)  has a population of more than 60,000;(B)  is located in a metropolitan area the principal municipality of which has a population of more than 1.9 million; and(C)  is not part of the territory of another authority.(2)  "Authority" means a rapid transit authority created under this chapter or under Chapter 141, Acts of the 63rd Legislature, Regular Session, 1973.(3)  "Board" means the governing body of an authority.(4)  "Mass transit" means the transportation of passengers and hand-carried packages or baggage of a passenger by a surface, overhead, or underground means of transportation, or a combination of those means, including motorbus, trolley coach, rail, and suspended overhead rail transportation.  The term does not include taxicab transportation.(5)  "Metropolitan area" includes only an area in this state that has a population density of not less than 250 persons for each square mile and contains not less than 51 percent of the incorporated territory of a municipality having a population of 230,000 or more.  The area may contain other municipalities and the suburban area and environs of other municipalities.(6)  "Motor vehicle" includes only a vehicle that is self-propelled:(A)  by an internal combustion engine or motor;(B)  on two or more wheels;  and(C)  over a roadway other than fixed rails and tracks.(7)  "Principal municipality" means the municipality having the largest population in a metropolitan area.(8)  "Transit authority system" means property:(A)  owned, rented, leased, controlled, operated, or held for mass transit purposes by an authority; and(B)  situated on property of the authority for mass transit purposes, including:(i)  for an authority created before 1980 in which the principal municipality has a population of less than 1.9 million, public parking areas and facilities; and(ii)  for an authority in which the principal municipality has a population of more than 1.9 million, the area in boundaries in which service is provided or supported by a general sales and use tax.(9)  "Transportation disadvantaged" means the elderly, persons with disabilities, and low-income individuals.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1038, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1163 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 133, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 451.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 451 - Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authorities|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 451.002. Liberal Construction

Sec. 451.002.  LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION.  This chapter is to be construed liberally to carry out its purposes.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 451.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 451 - Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authorities|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 451.003. Chapter Not Applicable to Bicounty Area

Sec. 451.003.  CHAPTER NOT APPLICABLE TO BICOUNTY AREA.  This chapter does not apply to an area composed of the territory of two contiguous counties each of which contains a municipality having a population of 350,000 or more.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 451.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 451 - Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authorities|Subchapter B. Powers of Authorities|Section 451.051. Powers Applicable to Confirmed Authority

Sec. 451.051.  POWERS APPLICABLE TO CONFIRMED AUTHORITY.  This subchapter applies only to an authority that has been confirmed.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 451.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 451 - Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authorities|Subchapter B. Powers of Authorities|Section 451.052. Nature of Authority

Sec. 451.052.  NATURE OF AUTHORITY.  (a)  An authority:(1)  is a public political entity and corporate body;(2)  has perpetual succession;  and(3)  exercises public and essential governmental functions.(b)  The exercise of a power granted by this chapter, including a power relating to a station or terminal complex, is for a public purpose and is a matter of public necessity.(c)  An authority is a governmental unit under Chapter 101, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, and the operations of the authority are not proprietary functions for any purpose, including the application of Chapter 101, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 451.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 451 - Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authorities|Subchapter B. Powers of Authorities|Section 451.053. Responsibility for Control of Authority

Sec. 451.053.  RESPONSIBILITY FOR CONTROL OF AUTHORITY.  Except as provided by Section 451.106, the board is responsible for the management, operation, and control of an authority and its property.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 451.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 451 - Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authorities|Subchapter B. Powers of Authorities|Section 451.054. General Powers of Authority

Sec. 451.054.  GENERAL POWERS OF AUTHORITY.  (a)  An authority has any power necessary or convenient to carry out this chapter or to effect a purpose of this chapter.(b)  An authority created by an alternate municipality has the powers and duties of an authority in which the principal municipality has a population of more than 1.9 million.(c)  An authority may sue and be sued.  An authority may not be required to give security for costs in a suit brought or prosecuted by the authority and may not be required to give a supersedeas or cost bond in an appeal of a judgment.(d)  An authority may hold, use, sell, lease, dispose of, and acquire, by any means, property and licenses, patents, rights, and other interests necessary, convenient, or useful to the exercise of any power under this chapter.  Before an authority acquires an interest in real property for more than $20,000, the board shall have the property appraised by two appraisers working independently of each other.(e)  An authority may sell, lease, or dispose of in another manner:(1)  any right, interest, or property of the authority that is not needed for, or, if a lease, is inconsistent with, the efficient operation and maintenance of the transit authority system;  or(2)  at any time, surplus materials or other property that is not needed for the requirements of the authority or for carrying out a power under this chapter.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1163 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 134, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 451.055 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 451 - Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authorities|Subchapter B. Powers of Authorities|Section 451.055. Contracts; Grants and Loans

Sec. 451.055.  CONTRACTS;  GRANTS AND LOANS.  (a)  An authority may contract with any person.(b)  An authority may accept a grant or loan from any person.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 451.056 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 451 - Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authorities|Subchapter B. Powers of Authorities|Section 451.056. Operation of Transit Authority System

Sec. 451.056.  OPERATION OF TRANSIT AUTHORITY SYSTEM.  (a)  An authority may:(1)  acquire, construct, develop, own, operate, and maintain a transit authority system in the territory of the authority, including the territory of a political subdivision;(2)  contract with a municipality, county, or other political subdivision for the authority to provide public transportation services outside the authority;  and(3)  lease all or a part of the transit authority system to, or contract for the operation of all or a part of the transit authority system by, an operator.(b)  An authority may not lease the entire transit authority system under Subsection (a)(3) without the written approval of the governing body of the principal municipality of the authority.(c)  An authority created by an alternate municipality and an authority in which the principal municipality has a population of more than 1.9 million may contract for service outside each of their respective territories to provide access between the two authorities.(d)  An authority, as the authority determines advisable, shall determine routes.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1163 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 135, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 451.057 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 451 - Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authorities|Subchapter B. Powers of Authorities|Section 451.057. Acquisition of Property by Agreement

Sec. 451.057.  ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY BY AGREEMENT.  An authority may acquire rolling stock or other property under a contract or trust agreement, including a conditional sales contract, lease, and equipment trust certificate.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 451.058 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 451 - Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authorities|Subchapter B. Powers of Authorities|Section 451.058. Use and Acquisition of Property of Others

Sec. 451.058.  USE AND ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY OF OTHERS.  (a)  For a purpose described by Section 451.056(a)(1) and as necessary or useful in the construction, repair, maintenance, or operation of the transit authority system, an authority may:(1)  use a public way, including an alley;  and(2)  directly, or indirectly by another person, relocate or reroute the property of another person or alter the construction of the property of another person.(b)  For an act authorized by Subsection (a)(2), an authority may contract with the owner of the property to allow the owner to make the relocation, rerouting, or alteration by the owner's own means or through a contractor of the owner.  The contract may provide for reimbursement of the owner for costs or payment to the contractor.(c)  An authority may acquire by eminent domain any interest in real property, including a fee simple interest and the use of air or subsurface space.  The exercise of the right of eminent domain may not unduly interfere with interstate commerce or authorize the authority to run an authority vehicle on a railroad track that is used to transport property.(d)  If an authority, through the exercise of a power under this chapter, makes necessary the relocation or rerouting of, or alteration of the construction of, a road, alley, overpass, underpass, railroad track, bridge or associated property, an electric, telegraph, telephone, or television cable line, conduit, or associated property, or a water, sewer, gas, or other pipeline or associated property, the relocation or rerouting or alteration of the construction must be accomplished at the sole cost and expense of the authority, and damages that are incurred by an owner of the property must be paid by the authority.(e)  Unless the power of eminent domain is exercised, an authority may not begin an activity authorized under Subsection (a) to alter or damage the property of this state, a political subdivision of this state, or a person providing a public service, inconvenience the owners of property of this state, a political subdivision of this state, or a person providing a public service, or disrupt the provision of a public service without having first received written permission from the owner of the property.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 451.059 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 451 - Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authorities|Subchapter B. Powers of Authorities|Section 451.059. Eminent Domain Proceedings

Sec. 451.059.  EMINENT DOMAIN PROCEEDINGS.  (a)  An eminent domain proceeding by an authority is initiated by the adoption by the board of a resolution that:(1)  describes the property interest to be acquired by the authority;(2)  declares the public necessity for and interest in the acquisition;  and(3)  states that the acquisition is necessary and proper for the construction, extension, improvement, or development of the transit authority system.(b)  At least 30 days before the date of the adoption of a resolution under Subsection (a), the board shall hold a public hearing on the question of the acquisition.  The hearing must be held at a place convenient to the residents of the area where the property to be acquired is located.(c)  The board shall publish notice of the hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the property is located at least once each week for two weeks before the date of the hearing.(d)  A resolution adopted under this section is conclusive evidence of the public necessity for the acquisition described in the resolution and that the property interest is necessary for public use.(e)  Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, Chapter 21, Property Code, applies to an eminent domain proceeding by an authority.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 451.060 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 451 - Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authorities|Subchapter B. Powers of Authorities|Section 451.060. Agreement With Utilities, Carriers

Sec. 451.060.  AGREEMENT WITH UTILITIES, CARRIERS.  An authority may agree with any other public or private utility, communication system, common carrier, or transportation system for:(1)  the joint use of the property of the agreeing entities in the authority;  or(2)  the establishment of through routes, joint fares, or transfers of passengers.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 451.0611 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 451 - Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authorities|Subchapter B. Powers of Authorities|Section 451.0611. Enforcement of Fares and Other Charges; Penalties

Sec. 451.0611.  ENFORCEMENT OF FARES AND OTHER CHARGES;  PENALTIES.  (a)   A board by resolution may prohibit the use of the public transportation system by a person who fails to possess evidence showing that the appropriate fare for the use of the system has been paid and may establish reasonable and appropriate methods to ensure that persons using the public transportation system pay the appropriate fare for that use.(b)  A board by resolution may provide that a fare for or charge for the use of the public transportation system that is not paid incurs a penalty, not to exceed $100.(c)  The authority shall post signs designating each area in which a person is prohibited from using the transportation system without possession of evidence showing that the appropriate fare has been paid.(d)  A person commits an offense if:(1)  the person or another for whom the person is criminally responsible under Section 7.02, Penal Code, uses the public transportation system and does not possess evidence showing that the appropriate fare has been paid;  and(2)  the person fails to pay the appropriate fare or other charge for the use of the public transportation system and any penalty on the fare on or before the 30th day after the date the authority notifies the person that the person is required to pay the amount of the fare or charge and the penalty.(e)  The notice required by Subsection (d)(2) may be included in a citation issued to the person under Article 14.06, Code of Criminal Procedure, or under Section 451.0612, in connection with an offense relating to the nonpayment of the appropriate fare or charge for the use of the public transportation system.(f)  An offense under Subsection (d) is:(1)  a Class C misdemeanor; and(2)  not a crime of moral turpitude.(g)  An authority created before 1980 in which the principal municipality has a population of less than 1.9 million may allow peace officers of another political subdivision serving under a contract with the authority to enforce a resolution passed by a board under this section.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1113, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1072 (H.B. 2715), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1221 (S.B. 1263), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1163 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 137, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Transp Code § 451.0612 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 451 - Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authorities|Subchapter B. Powers of Authorities|Section 451.0612. Fare Enforcement Officers

Sec. 451.0612.  FARE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.  (a)  An authority may employ persons to serve as fare enforcement officers to enforce the payment of fares for use of the public transportation system by:(1)  requesting and inspecting evidence showing payment of the appropriate fare from a person using the public transportation system; and(2)  issuing a citation to a person described by Section 451.0611(d)(1).(b)  Before commencing duties as a fare enforcement officer, a person must complete a 40-hour training course approved by the authority that is appropriate to the duties required of a fare enforcement officer.(c)  While performing duties, a fare enforcement officer shall:(1)  wear a distinctive uniform that identifies the officer as a fare enforcement officer; and(2)  work under the direction of the authority's manager of safety and security.(d)  A fare enforcement officer may:(1)  request evidence showing payment of the appropriate fare from passengers of the public transportation system;(2)  request personal identification from a passenger who does not produce evidence showing payment of the appropriate fare on request by the officer;(3)  request that a passenger leave the public transportation system if the passenger does not possess evidence of payment of the appropriate fare; and(4)  file a complaint in the appropriate court that charges the person with an offense under Section 451.0611(d).(e)  A fare enforcement officer may not carry a weapon while performing duties under this section.(f)  A fare enforcement officer is not a peace officer and has no authority to enforce a criminal law, other than the authority possessed by any other person who is not a peace officer.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1221 (S.B. 1263), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1163 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 138, eff. September 1, 2011.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 372 (H.B. 3031), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 372 (H.B. 3031), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Transp Code § 451.062 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 451 - Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authorities|Subchapter B. Powers of Authorities|Section 451.062. Power to Enter Real Property

Sec. 451.062.  POWER TO ENTER REAL PROPERTY.  (a)  The engineers, employees, and other representatives of an authority may go on any real property within the boundaries of the authority to:(1)  make surveys and examine the property with reference to the location of works, improvements, plants, facilities, equipment, or appliances of the authority;  and(2)  attend to any authority business.(b)  Before a person described by Subsection (a) goes on any property under the authority of that subsection, at least two weeks' notice shall be given to the owners in possession.(c)  Property damaged by any authority activity under this section shall be restored as nearly as possible to the original state at the sole expense of the authority.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Transp Code § 451.063 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Transportation Code|Title 6 - Roadways|Subtitle K - Mass Transportation|Chapter 451 - Metropolitan Rapid Transit Authorities|Subchapter B. Powers of Authorities|Section 451.063. Tax Exemption

Sec. 451.063.  TAX EXEMPTION.  The property, revenue, and income of an authority are exempt from state and local taxes.|Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|