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2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 6 - Roadways › Subtitle K - Mass Transportation › Chapter 457 - County Mass Transit Authority › Subchapter C. Powers of Authority › Section 457.104. Agreement With Utilities and Carriers

Sec. 457.104.  AGREEMENT WITH UTILITIES AND CARRIERS.  An authority may agree with a 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.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.35(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 6 - Roadways › Subtitle K - Mass Transportation › Chapter 457 - County Mass Transit Authority › Subchapter C. Powers of Authority › Section 457.105. Contracts; Acquisition of Property by Agreement

Sec. 457.105.  CONTRACTS;  ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY BY AGREEMENT.  (a)  An authority may contract with any person and may accept a grant or loan from any person.
(b)  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.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.35(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 6 - Roadways › Subtitle K - Mass Transportation › Chapter 457 - County Mass Transit Authority › Subchapter C. Powers of Authority › Section 457.106. Use and Acquisition of Property of Others

Sec. 457.106.  USE AND ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY OF OTHERS.  (a)  An authority may not alter or damage any property of this state or a political subdivision of this state or owned by a person rendering public services and may not disrupt services being provided by others or inconvenience in any other manner an owner of property, without first having obtained:
(1)  the written consent of the owner;  or
(2)  the right from the governing body of the municipality to take the action under the municipality's power of eminent domain.
(b)  An authority may agree with an owner of property to provide for:
(1)  a necessary relocation or alteration of property by the owner or a contractor chosen by the owner;  and
(2)  the reimbursement by the authority to the owner of the costs incurred by the owner in making the relocation or alteration.
(c)  The authority shall pay the cost of any relocation, rerouting, or other alteration in the construction made under this chapter and is liable for any damage to property occurring because of the change.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.35(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 6 - Roadways › Subtitle K - Mass Transportation › Chapter 457 - County Mass Transit Authority › Subchapter C. Powers of Authority › Section 457.107. Routes

Sec. 457.107.  ROUTES.  An authority shall determine each route, including route changes, as the board considers advisable.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.35(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 6 - Roadways › Subtitle K - Mass Transportation › Chapter 457 - County Mass Transit Authority › Subchapter C. Powers of Authority › Section 457.108. Tort Liability and Governmental Immunity

Sec. 457.108.  TORT LIABILITY AND GOVERNMENTAL IMMUNITY.  (a)  An authority is a separate governmental unit for purposes of Chapter 101, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, and operations of an authority are essential governmental functions and not proprietary functions for all purposes, including the purposes of that chapter.
(b)  This chapter does not create or confer any governmental immunity or limitation of liability on any entity that is not a governmental unit, governmental entity or authority, or public agency or a subdivision of one of those persons.  In this subsection, "governmental unit" has the meaning assigned by Section 101.001, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.35(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 6 - Roadways › Subtitle K - Mass Transportation › Chapter 457 - County Mass Transit Authority › Subchapter C. Powers of Authority › Section 457.109. Tax Exemption

Sec. 457.109.  TAX EXEMPTION.  The assets of an authority are exempt from any tax of the state or a state taxing authority.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.35(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 6 - Roadways › Subtitle K - Mass Transportation › Chapter 457 - County Mass Transit Authority › Subchapter D. Special Transportation Programs › Section 457.151. Transportation for Jobs Program Participants

Sec. 457.151.  TRANSPORTATION FOR JOBS PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS.  (a)  An authority shall contract with the Texas Workforce Commission to provide, in accordance with federal law, transportation services to a person who:
(1)  resides in the area served by the authority;
(2)  is receiving financial assistance under Chapter 31, Human Resources Code;  and
(3)  is registered in the jobs opportunities and basic skills training program under Part F, Subchapter IV, Social Security Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. Section 682).
(b)  The contract must include provisions to ensure that:
(1)  the authority is required to provide transportation services only to a location:
(A)  to which the person travels in connection with participation in the jobs opportunities and basic skills training program;  and
(B)  that the authority serves under the authority's authorized rate structure and existing services;
(2)  the authority is to provide directly to the Texas Workforce Commission trip vouchers for distribution by the workforce commission to a person who is eligible under this section to receive transportation services;
(3)  the workforce commission reimburses the authority for allowable costs, at the applicable federal matching rate;  and
(4)  the workforce commission may return undistributed trip vouchers to the authority.
(c)  An authority shall certify the amount of public funds spent by the authority under this section for the purpose of obtaining federal funds under the jobs opportunities and basic skills training program.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.35(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 6 - Roadways › Subtitle K - Mass Transportation › Chapter 457 - County Mass Transit Authority › Subchapter D. Special Transportation Programs › Section 457.152. Waiver of Federal Requirements

Sec. 457.152.  WAIVER OF FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS.  If, before implementing Section 457.151, the Texas Workforce Commission determines that a waiver or authorization from a federal agency is necessary for implementation, the workforce commission shall request the waiver or authorization, and the workforce commission and an authority may delay implementing Section 457.151 until the waiver or authorization is granted.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.35(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 6 - Roadways › Subtitle K - Mass Transportation › Chapter 457 - County Mass Transit Authority › Subchapter E. Alternative Fuel Use Program › Section 457.201. Purchase and Percent of Vehicles Using Alternative Fuel

Sec. 457.201.  PURCHASE AND PERCENT OF VEHICLES USING ALTERNATIVE FUEL.  (a)  An authority may not purchase or lease a motor vehicle that is not capable of using compressed natural gas or another alternative fuel the use of which results in comparably lower emissions of oxides of nitrogen, volatile organic compounds, carbon monoxide, or particulates or combinations of those materials.
(b)  At least 50 percent of the fleet vehicles operated by an authority must be capable of using compressed natural gas or another alternative fuel.
(c)  Repealed by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 864, Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2005.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.35(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 864 (S.B. 1032), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 6 - Roadways › Subtitle K - Mass Transportation › Chapter 457 - County Mass Transit Authority › Subchapter E. Alternative Fuel Use Program › Section 457.202. Alternative Fuel Use Program: Exceptions

Sec. 457.202.  ALTERNATIVE FUEL USE PROGRAM:  EXCEPTIONS.  (a)  An authority may make exceptions to the requirements of Section 457.201 if the authority certifies the facts described by Subsection (b).
(b)  A certification under this section must state that:
(1)  the authority's vehicles will be operating primarily in an area in which neither the authority nor a supplier has or can reasonably be expected to establish a central refueling station for compressed natural gas or other alternative fuel;  or
(2)  the authority is unable to acquire or be provided equipment or refueling facilities necessary to operate vehicles using compressed natural gas or other alternative fuel at a project cost that is reasonably expected to result in no greater net cost than the continued use of traditional gasoline or diesel fuel measured over the expected useful life of the equipment or facilities supplied.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.35(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 6 - Roadways › Subtitle K - Mass Transportation › Chapter 457 - County Mass Transit Authority › Subchapter E. Alternative Fuel Use Program › Section 457.203. Alternative Fuel Equipment and Facilities

Sec. 457.203.  ALTERNATIVE FUEL EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES.  (a)  In addition to other methods authorized by law, an authority may acquire or be provided equipment or refueling facilities by an arrangement, including a gift or a loan, under a service contract for the supply of compressed natural gas or other alternative fuel.
(b)  If an authority acquires or is provided equipment or facilities as authorized by Subsection (a), the supplier is entitled, under the supply contract, to recover the cost of giving, loaning, or providing the equipment or facilities through the fuel charges.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.35(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 6 - Roadways › Subtitle K - Mass Transportation › Chapter 457 - County Mass Transit Authority › Subchapter E. Alternative Fuel Use Program › Section 457.204. Alternative Fuel Use Program: Vehicles Covered and Safety

Sec. 457.204.  ALTERNATIVE FUEL USE PROGRAM:  VEHICLES COVERED AND SAFETY.  (a)  In developing a compressed natural gas or other alternative fuel use program, an authority should work with vehicle manufacturers and converters, fuel distributors, and others to specify the vehicles to be covered considering relevant factors, including vehicle range, specialty vehicle uses, fuel availability, vehicle manufacturing and conversion capability, safety, and resale value.
(b)  The authority may meet the percentage requirements of Section 457.201 by:
(1)  purchasing new vehicles;  or
(2)  converting existing vehicles, in conformity with federal and state requirements and applicable safety laws, to alternative fuel use.
(c)  In purchasing, leasing, maintaining, or converting a vehicle for alternative fuel use, the authority shall comply with all applicable safety standards adopted by the United States Department of Transportation or the Railroad Commission of Texas or their successor agencies.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.35(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 6 - Roadways › Subtitle K - Mass Transportation › Chapter 457 - County Mass Transit Authority › Subchapter F. Bonds › Section 457.251. Power to Issue Bonds

Sec. 457.251.  POWER TO ISSUE BONDS.  (a)  An authority may issue revenue bonds at any time and for any amounts it considers necessary or appropriate for:
(1)  the acquisition, construction, repair, equipping, improvement, or extension of its transit system;  or
(2)  the construction or general maintenance of streets of the creating municipality.
(b)  Bonds payable solely from revenues may be issued by resolution of the board.
(c)  Bonds, other than refunding bonds, any portion of which is payable from tax revenue may not be issued until authorized by a majority vote of the voters of the authority voting in an election.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.35(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 6 - Roadways › Subtitle K - Mass Transportation › Chapter 457 - County Mass Transit Authority › Subchapter F. Bonds › Section 457.252. Bond Terms

Sec. 457.252.  BOND TERMS.  (a)  An authority's bonds are fully negotiable.
(b)  The authority may make the bonds redeemable before maturity at the price and subject to the terms that are provided in the resolution authorizing the bonds.
(c)  A revenue bond indenture may limit a power of the authority provided by this chapter as long as the bond containing the indenture is outstanding and unpaid.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.35(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 6 - Roadways › Subtitle K - Mass Transportation › Chapter 457 - County Mass Transit Authority › Subchapter F. Bonds › Section 457.253. Sale

Sec. 457.253.  SALE.  Bonds may be sold at a public or private sale as determined by the board.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.35(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 6 - Roadways › Subtitle K - Mass Transportation › Chapter 457 - County Mass Transit Authority › Subchapter F. Bonds › Section 457.254. Approval; Registration

Sec. 457.254.  APPROVAL;  REGISTRATION.  (a)  An authority's bonds and the records relating to their issuance shall be submitted to the attorney general for examination before the bonds may be delivered.
(b)  If the attorney general finds that the bonds have been issued in conformity with the constitution and this chapter and that the bonds will be a binding obligation of the issuing authority, the attorney general shall approve the bonds.
(c)  After the bonds are approved by the attorney general, the comptroller shall register the bonds.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.35(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 6 - Roadways › Subtitle K - Mass Transportation › Chapter 457 - County Mass Transit Authority › Subchapter F. Bonds › Section 457.255. Incontestability

Sec. 457.255.  INCONTESTABILITY.  Bonds are incontestable after they are:
(1)  approved by the attorney general;
(2)  registered by the comptroller;  and
(3)  sold and delivered to the purchaser.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.35(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 6 - Roadways › Subtitle K - Mass Transportation › Chapter 457 - County Mass Transit Authority › Subchapter F. Bonds › Section 457.256. Security Pledged

Sec. 457.256.  SECURITY PLEDGED.  (a)  To secure the payment of an authority's bonds, the authority may:
(1)  pledge all or part of revenue received from any tax that the authority may impose;
(2)  pledge all or part of the revenue of the transit authority system;  and
(3)  mortgage all or part of the transit authority system, including any part of the system subsequently acquired.
(b)  Under Subsection (a)(3), the authority may, subject to the terms of the bond indenture or resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds, encumber a separate item of the transit authority system and acquire, use, hold, or contract for any property by lease, chattel mortgage, or other conditional sale, including an equipment trust transaction.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.35(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 6 - Roadways › Subtitle K - Mass Transportation › Chapter 457 - County Mass Transit Authority › Subchapter F. Bonds › Section 457.257. Pledge of Revenue Limited

Sec. 457.257.  PLEDGE OF REVENUE LIMITED.  The expenses of operation and maintenance of a transit authority system, including salaries, labor, materials, and repairs necessary to provide efficient service and every other proper item of expense, are a first lien and charge against any revenue of an authority that is encumbered under this chapter.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.35(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 6 - Roadways › Subtitle K - Mass Transportation › Chapter 457 - County Mass Transit Authority › Subchapter F. Bonds › Section 457.258. Refunding Bonds

Sec. 457.258.  REFUNDING BONDS.  An authority may issue refunding bonds for the purposes and in the manner authorized by Chapter 1207, Government Code, or other law.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.35(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 8.399, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 6 - Roadways › Subtitle K - Mass Transportation › Chapter 457 - County Mass Transit Authority › Subchapter F. Bonds › Section 457.259. Bonds as Authorized Investments

Sec. 457.259.  BONDS AS AUTHORIZED INVESTMENTS.  (a)  An authority's bonds are authorized investments for:
(1)  a bank;
(2)  a trust company;
(3)  a savings and loan association;  and
(4)  an insurance company.
(b)  The bonds, when accompanied by all appurtenant, unmatured coupons and to the extent of the lesser of their face value or market value, are eligible to secure the deposit of public funds of this state, a political subdivision of this state, and any other political corporation of this state.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.35(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 6 - Roadways › Subtitle K - Mass Transportation › Chapter 457 - County Mass Transit Authority › Subchapter F. Bonds › Section 457.260. Interest Exemption

Sec. 457.260.  INTEREST EXEMPTION.  Interest on bonds issued by an authority is exempt from any tax of the state or a state taxing authority.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.35(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 6 - Roadways › Subtitle K - Mass Transportation › Chapter 457 - County Mass Transit Authority › Subchapter G. Taxes › Section 457.301. Sales and Use Tax

Sec. 457.301.  SALES AND USE TAX.  (a)  The board may impose for the authority a sales and use tax at a permissible rate that does not exceed the rate approved by the voters at an election under this chapter.
(b)  The board by order may:
(1)  decrease the rate of the sales and use tax for the authority to a permissible rate;  or
(2)  call an election for the increase or decrease of the sales and use tax to a permissible rate.
(c)  The permissible rates for a sales and use tax imposed under this chapter are:
(1)  one-quarter of one percent;  and
(2)  one-half of one percent.
(d)  Chapter 322, Tax Code, applies to an authority's sales and use tax.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.35(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 6 - Roadways › Subtitle K - Mass Transportation › Chapter 457 - County Mass Transit Authority › Subchapter G. Taxes › Section 457.302. Maximum Tax Rate

Sec. 457.302.  MAXIMUM TAX RATE.  (a)  A board may not adopt a sales and use tax rate, including a rate increase, that when combined with the rates of all sales and use taxes imposed by all political subdivisions of this state having territory in the county exceeds two percent in any location in the county.
(b)  An election by an authority to approve a sales and use tax or increase the rate of the authority's sales and use tax has no effect if:
(1)  the voters of the authority approve the authority's sales and use tax rate or rate increase at an election held on the same day on which the municipality or county having territory in the jurisdiction of the authority adopts a sales and use tax or an additional sales and use tax;  and
(2)  the combined rates of all sales and use taxes imposed by the authority and all political subdivisions of this state would exceed two percent in any part of the territory in the jurisdiction of the authority.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.35(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 6 - Roadways › Subtitle K - Mass Transportation › Chapter 457 - County Mass Transit Authority › Subchapter G. Taxes › Section 457.303. Election to Change Tax Rate

Sec. 457.303.  ELECTION TO CHANGE TAX RATE.  (a)  At an election ordered under Section 457.301(b)(2), the ballots shall be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition:  "The increase (decrease) of the local sales and use tax rate of (name of authority) to (percentage)."
(b)  The increase or decrease in the tax rate becomes effective only if it is approved by a majority of the votes cast.
(c)  A notice of the election and a certified copy of the order canvassing the election results shall be:
(1)  sent to the department and the comptroller;  and
(2)  filed in the deed records of the county.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.35(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 6 - Roadways › Subtitle K - Mass Transportation › Chapter 457 - County Mass Transit Authority › Subchapter G. Taxes › Section 457.304. Sales Tax: Effective Dates

Sec. 457.304.  SALES TAX:  EFFECTIVE DATES.  (a)  An authority's sales and use tax takes effect on the first day of the second calendar quarter that begins after the date the comptroller receives a copy of the order required to be sent under Section 457.053(h).
(b)  An increase or decrease in the rate of an authority's sales and use tax takes effect on:
(1)  the first day of the first calendar quarter that begins after the date the comptroller receives the notice provided under Section 457.303(c);  or
(2)  the first day of the second calendar quarter that begins after the date the comptroller receives the notice, if within 10 days after the date of receipt of the notice the comptroller gives written notice to the presiding officer of the board that the comptroller requires more time to implement tax collection and reporting procedures.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.35(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 6 - Roadways › Subtitle K - Mass Transportation › Chapter 457 - County Mass Transit Authority › Subchapter H. Dissolution of Authority; Withdrawal of Unit of Election › Section 457.351. Election to Dissolve Authority

Sec. 457.351.  ELECTION TO DISSOLVE AUTHORITY.  (a)  A board may order an election on the question of dissolving the authority.
(b)  The board shall dissolve the authority if the dissolution is approved by a majority of the votes cast.
(c)  The provisions of Section 457.053 that relate to the notice and conduct of an election under that section apply to an election to dissolve an authority unless a different requirement is specified in this section.
(d)  The board shall send a notice of the election to the department and the comptroller.
(e)  At the election, the ballots shall be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition:  "Dissolution of (name of authority)."
(f)  The board shall send a certified copy of the order canvassing the election results to the department and the comptroller and file a copy in the deed records of the county.
(g)  The repeal of an authority's sales and use tax under this chapter takes effect on:
(1)  the first day of the first calendar quarter that begins after the date the comptroller receives the notice of the dissolution of the authority;  or
(2)  the first day of the second calendar quarter that begins after the date the comptroller receives the notice, if within 10 days after the date of receipt of the notice the comptroller gives written notice to the presiding officer of the board that the comptroller requires more time to implement the repeal of the tax.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.35(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 6 - Roadways › Subtitle K - Mass Transportation › Chapter 457 - County Mass Transit Authority › Subchapter H. Dissolution of Authority; Withdrawal of Unit of Election › Section 457.352. Withdrawal From Authority

Sec. 457.352.  WITHDRAWAL FROM AUTHORITY.  (a)  The governing body of a unit of election may order an election to withdraw the unit from an authority.
(b)  On the determination by a governing body of a unit of election that a petition for withdrawal under this chapter is valid, the governing body shall order an election to withdraw the unit of election from the authority.
(c)  An election to withdraw may not be ordered, and a petition for an election to withdraw may not be accepted for filing, more frequently than once during each period of 12 months preceding the anniversary of the date of the election confirming the authority.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.35(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 6 - Roadways › Subtitle K - Mass Transportation › Chapter 457 - County Mass Transit Authority › Subchapter H. Dissolution of Authority; Withdrawal of Unit of Election › Section 457.354. Withdrawal Election

Sec. 457.354.  WITHDRAWAL ELECTION.  (a)  An election to withdraw from an authority must be held on the first applicable uniform election date occurring after the expiration of 12 calendar months after the date the governing body orders the election.
(b)  The governing body shall give notice of the election to the board, the department, and the comptroller immediately on calling the election.
(c)  At the election, the ballots shall be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition:  "Shall the (name of authority) be continued in (name of unit of election)?"
(d)  If a majority of the votes received on the measure in an election favor the proposition, the authority continues in the unit of election.
(e)  If less than a majority of the votes received on the measure in the election favor the proposition, the authority ceases in the unit of election on the day after the date of the canvass of the election.
(f)  On the effective date of a withdrawal from an authority:
(1)  the authority shall cease providing transportation services in the withdrawn unit of election;  and
(2)  the financial obligations of the authority attributable to the withdrawn unit of election cease to accrue.
(g)  Withdrawal from an authority does not affect the right of the authority to travel through the territory of the unit of election to provide service to a unit of election that is a part of the authority.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.35(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 6 - Roadways › Subtitle K - Mass Transportation › Chapter 457 - County Mass Transit Authority › Subchapter H. Dissolution of Authority; Withdrawal of Unit of Election › Section 457.355. Procedure After Withdrawal Election

Sec. 457.355.  PROCEDURE AFTER WITHDRAWAL ELECTION.  (a)  Until the amount of revenue from an authority's sales and use tax collected in a withdrawn unit of election after the effective date of withdrawal and paid to the authority equals the total financial obligation of the unit, the sales and use tax continues to be collected in the territory of the election unit.
(b)  After the amount described by Subsection (a) has been collected, the comptroller shall discontinue collecting the tax in the territory of the unit of election.
(c)  The total financial obligation of a withdrawn unit of election to the authority is an amount equal to:
(1)  the unit's apportioned share of the authority's outstanding obligations;  and
(2)  the amount, not computed under Subdivision (1), that is necessary and appropriate to allocate to the unit because of financial obligations of the authority that specifically relate to the unit.
(d)  An authority's outstanding obligation under Subsection (c)(1) is the sum of:
(1)  the obligations of the authority authorized in the budget of, and contracted for by, the authority;
(2)  outstanding contractual obligations for capital or other expenditures, including expenditures for a subsequent year, the payment of which is not made or provided for from the proceeds of notes, bonds, or other obligations;
(3)  payments due or to become due in a subsequent year on notes, bonds, or other securities or obligations for debt issued by the authority;
(4)  the amount required by the authority to be reserved for all years to comply with financial covenants made with lenders, note or bond holders, or other creditors or contractors;  and
(5)  the amount necessary for the full and timely payment of the obligations of the authority, to avoid a default or impairment of those obligations, including contingent liabilities.
(e)  The apportioned share of a unit's obligation is the amount of the obligation times a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of inhabitants of the withdrawing unit of election and the denominator of which is the number of inhabitants of the authority, including the number of inhabitants of the unit.
(f)  The board shall determine the amount of each component of the computations required under this section, including the components of the unit's apportioned share, as of the effective date of withdrawal.  The number of inhabitants shall be determined according to the most recent and available applicable data of an agency of the United States.
(g)  The board shall certify to a withdrawn unit of election and to the comptroller the total financial obligation of the unit to the authority as determined under this section.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.35(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 6 - Roadways › Subtitle K - Mass Transportation › Chapter 458 - Rural and Urban Transit Districts › Section 458.001. Definitions

Sec. 458.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:
(1)  "Public transportation" means mass transportation of passengers and their hand-carried packages or baggage on a regular and continuing basis by means of surface, fixed guideway, or underground transportation or transit, other than aircraft, taxicab, ambulance, or emergency vehicle.
(2)  "Rural public transportation provider" means:
(A)  a nonprofit entity, local governmental body created under Chapter 791, Government Code, or political subdivision of this state, which on August 31, 1995, provided rural public transportation services and received state or federal public transportation money through the department, the Federal Transit Administration, or the administration's successor;  or
(B)  a nonprofit entity, local governmental body created under Chapter 791, Government Code, or political subdivision of this state, which after September 1, 1995, provides rural public transportation services and receives state or federal public transportation money through the department, the Federal Transit Administration, or the administration's successor.
(3)  "Rural transit district" means a political subdivision of this state that provides and coordinates rural public transportation in its territory.  The term includes a rural public transportation provider within the meaning of Chapter 456 that on August 31, 1995, received public transportation money through the department.
(4)  "Urban transit district" means a local governmental body or political subdivision of this state that operates a public transportation system in an urbanized area with a population of more than 50,000 but less than 200,000.  The term includes a small urban transportation provider under Chapter 456 that on September 1, 1994, received public transportation money through the department.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.36(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 6 - Roadways › Subtitle K - Mass Transportation › Chapter 458 - Rural and Urban Transit Districts › Section 458.002. Contracts With Department for Provision of Rural Public Transportation Services

Sec. 458.002.  CONTRACTS WITH DEPARTMENT FOR PROVISION OF RURAL PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SERVICES.  A public transportation provider may contract with the department to provide rural public transportation services only if the provider becomes a rural transit district in compliance with this chapter.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.36(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 6 - Roadways › Subtitle K - Mass Transportation › Chapter 458 - Rural and Urban Transit Districts › Section 458.003. Rural Public Transportation Conference

Sec. 458.003.  RURAL PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION CONFERENCE.  (a)  The commissioners court of a county in which no provider on August 31, 1995, was receiving public transportation funds through the department must convene a rural public transportation conference before creating a rural transit district.
(b)  If the commissioners courts of two or more adjacent counties that are not served by a rural transit district determine that the need for public transportation services extends across the boundaries of the counties, those courts may convene a multicounty rural public transportation conference.
(c)  Written notice of a conference shall be given to the public and to the governing body of each municipality in each county before the 30th day before the conference is convened.
(d)  A conference must evaluate whether a rural transit district to provide public transportation services in the area should be created.  The conference must consider whether existing rural transit districts have the capacity to provide public transportation service in that area.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.36(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 6 - Roadways › Subtitle K - Mass Transportation › Chapter 458 - Rural and Urban Transit Districts › Section 458.004. Attendance at Conference

Sec. 458.004.  ATTENDANCE AT CONFERENCE.  (a)  An elected representative selected by the governing body of each municipality in each affected county and the commissioners court of each affected county shall attend a rural public transportation conference.
(b)  Representatives attending the conference shall elect a presiding officer from the representatives.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.36(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 6 - Roadways › Subtitle K - Mass Transportation › Chapter 458 - Rural and Urban Transit Districts › Section 458.005. Public Hearing on Creation of Rural Transportation District; Notice

Sec. 458.005.  PUBLIC HEARING ON CREATION OF RURAL TRANSPORTATION DISTRICT;  NOTICE.  (a)  If a conference finds it advisable to create a new rural transit district, the conference shall set a public hearing on the creation of the district.
(b)  Before the public hearing is convened, the conference shall:
(1)  identify each county that will be included in the territory of the proposed rural transit district;  and
(2)  advise each component county and municipality in the proposed territory.
(c)  Notice of the public hearing shall be published once a week for two consecutive weeks in at least one newspaper of general circulation in the territory of the proposed district.  The notice must include:
(1)  the time and place of the hearing;  and
(2)  a description of and a map showing the boundaries of the proposed district.
(d)  At the hearing, any interested person may appear and be heard on any matter relating to the effect of the formation of the proposed rural transit district.
(e)  After the hearing is concluded, the conference may by resolution create and establish the boundaries of a rural transit district if the conference determines that:
(1)  the creation of the rural transit district will serve the general public and be conducive to the welfare and benefit of persons and property in the district;  and
(2)  the general public cannot be better served by an existing rural transit district.
(f)  A nonurbanized area of a county may not be excluded from the district.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.36(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 6 - Roadways › Subtitle K - Mass Transportation › Chapter 458 - Rural and Urban Transit Districts › Section 458.006. Governing Body of Rural Transit District

Sec. 458.006.  GOVERNING BODY OF RURAL TRANSIT DISTRICT.  (a)  Not later than the 60th day after the date the boundaries of a rural transit district are established, the commissioners court of each county and one elected representative from the governing body of each municipality in the territory of the district shall provide for the selection of the governing body of the district.
(b)  The governing body of the district consists of elected officers who are selected by and serve at the pleasure of the governing bodies of the component municipalities in the district and the commissioners court of each county in the district.
(c)  The number of members of the governing body of a single-county rural transit district may not exceed nine.  The number of members of the governing body of a multicounty district may not exceed 15, except that each member county is entitled to at least one representative on the governing body.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.36(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 6 - Roadways › Subtitle K - Mass Transportation › Chapter 458 - Rural and Urban Transit Districts › Section 458.007. Unserved Rural Areas May Join Rural Transit District

Sec. 458.007.  UNSERVED RURAL AREAS MAY JOIN RURAL TRANSIT DISTRICT.  An unserved rural area may join an existing rural transit district on the adoption of a resolution by the commissioners court of the county to that effect.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.36(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 6 - Roadways › Subtitle K - Mass Transportation › Chapter 458 - Rural and Urban Transit Districts › Section 458.008. Merger of Rural Transit Districts

Sec. 458.008.  MERGER OF RURAL TRANSIT DISTRICTS.  (a)  Two or more rural transit districts may merge into a new rural transit district.  The territory of the new district must include all the territory of each merged district.
(b)  The merger is made when the governing board of each district by resolution adopts an interlocal agreement that specifies:
(1)  the boundaries of each district to be merged and of the new district;
(2)  the terms of the merger;  and
(3)  a schedule for execution of the merger.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.36(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 6 - Roadways › Subtitle K - Mass Transportation › Chapter 458 - Rural and Urban Transit Districts › Section 458.009. Urban Transit Districts

Sec. 458.009.  URBAN TRANSIT DISTRICTS.  (a)  A public transportation provider that on September 1, 1994, was not receiving public transportation money through the department may contract with the department to provide small urban public transportation services and receive state or federal public transportation money through the department, the Federal Transit Administration, or the administration's successor only if the provider becomes an urban transit district as provided by this section.
(b)  The public transportation provider must be:
(1)  a local governmental body created under Chapter 791, Government Code;  or
(2)  a political subdivision of this state.
(c)  The governing body of the provider may by resolution create a small urban transit district to serve the general public.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.36(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 6 - Roadways › Subtitle K - Mass Transportation › Chapter 458 - Rural and Urban Transit Districts › Section 458.010. General Powers of Rural Transit Districts

Sec. 458.010.  GENERAL POWERS OF RURAL TRANSIT DISTRICTS.  (a)  In addition to a power expressly granted by this chapter, a rural transit district has any power necessary to carry out a purpose of the district.
(b)  A rural transit district may contract with the United States, a state or state agency, another rural transit district, an urban transit district, a metropolitan or regional transit authority, a county, a municipality, a metropolitan municipal corporation, a special district, a governmental agency in or outside this state, or any private person, firm, or corporation:
(1)  to receive a gift or grant or secure a loan or advance for a preliminary planning and feasibility study;  or
(2)  for the design, construction, or operation of a transportation facility, including an intermodal transportation facility.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.36(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 6 - Roadways › Subtitle K - Mass Transportation › Chapter 458 - Rural and Urban Transit Districts › Section 458.011. Additional Powers of Rural or Urban Transit District

Sec. 458.011.  ADDITIONAL POWERS OF RURAL OR URBAN TRANSIT DISTRICT.  (a)  A rural or urban transit district may contract with any governmental agency or private person, firm, or corporation for:
(1)  the use by either party to the contract of all or any part of a facility, structure, interest in land, air right over land, or right-of-way that is owned, leased, or held by the other party; or
(2)  the purpose of planning, constructing, or operating a facility or performing a service that the rural transit district is authorized to operate or perform.
(b)  The governing body of a rural or urban transit district by resolution may adopt rules for the safe and efficient operation and maintenance of the transit district's transportation system, except that the rules may not relate to Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.36(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 470 (H.B. 423), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 6 - Roadways › Subtitle K - Mass Transportation › Chapter 458 - Rural and Urban Transit Districts › Section 458.012. Operation of Local Public Passenger Transportation in Rural Transit District Prohibited

Sec. 458.012.  OPERATION OF LOCAL PUBLIC PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION IN RURAL TRANSIT DISTRICT PROHIBITED.  (a)  From the effective date a rural transit district begins providing a public transportation service, another person or private corporation may not operate a local public passenger transportation service in the rural transit district, except as provided by Subsection (b).
(b)  Subsection (a) does not apply to:
(1)  the operation of:
(A)  a taxicab;  or
(B)  a bus owned or operated by a corporation or organization exclusively for a purpose of the corporation or organization and for the use of which a fee or fare is not charged;
(2)  an intercity passenger rail service;
(3)  an intercity bus carrier;  or
(4)  a rural public transportation provider operating under an agreement entered into under this chapter that provides local public passenger transportation service.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.36(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 6 - Roadways › Subtitle K - Mass Transportation › Chapter 460 - Coordinated County Transportation Authorities › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 460.001. Definitions

Sec. 460.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:
(1)  "Authority" means a coordinated county transportation authority created under this chapter.
(2)  "Balance of the county" means that part of the county that is outside the boundaries of a municipality with a population of 12,000 or more.
(3)  "Board of directors " means the governing body of the authority.
(4)  "Service plan" means an outline of the service that would be provided by an authority.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1186, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 306, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 6 - Roadways › Subtitle K - Mass Transportation › Chapter 460 - Coordinated County Transportation Authorities › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 460.002. Applicability

Sec. 460.002.  APPLICABILITY.  This chapter applies only to a county that is adjacent to a county with a population of more than one million.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1186, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 6 - Roadways › Subtitle K - Mass Transportation › Chapter 460 - Coordinated County Transportation Authorities › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 460.003. Ineligibility of Certain Municipalities

Sec. 460.003.  INELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES.  (a)  A municipality that is a member of a subregion of a transportation authority governed by a board described in Subchapter O, Chapter 452, is not eligible to join or become a member of an authority created under this chapter unless:
(1)  the municipality holds a withdrawal election in accordance with the requirements of Section 452.655 and a majority of the voters at the election approve the withdrawal;
(2)  the municipality has paid in full all amounts that it is required to pay under Sections 452.659 and 452.660;  and
(3)  the comptroller has ceased under Section 452.658 to collect sales and use taxes within the municipality that were levied and collected in the municipality for purposes of the authority from which the municipality has withdrawn.
(b)  A municipality that is not eligible under this section for membership in an authority created under this chapter may not be added to or join an authority under Section 460.302 or 460.303 until the municipality meets the requirements of this section.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1186, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 6 - Roadways › Subtitle K - Mass Transportation › Chapter 460 - Coordinated County Transportation Authorities › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 460.004. Reference

Sec. 460.004.  REFERENCE.  A reference in this chapter to the executive committee means the board of directors.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 306, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
2023 Texas Statutes › Transportation Code › Title 6 - Roadways › Subtitle K - Mass Transportation › Chapter 460 - Coordinated County Transportation Authorities › Subchapter B. Creation of Authority › Section 460.051. Creation of Authority

Sec. 460.051.  CREATION OF AUTHORITY.  (a)  The commissioners court of a county may initiate the process to create an authority to provide public transportation and transportation-related services:
(1)  on adoption of a resolution or order initiating the process to create an authority;  or
(2)  on receipt of a petition requesting creation of an authority signed by a number of registered voters of the county equal to or greater than five percent of the votes cast in the county in the most recent gubernatorial election.
(b)  If a petition described by Subsection (a)(2) is received by the commissioners court, the petition shall be verified by the county clerk, consistent with Chapter 277, Election Code, and returned to the commissioners court with a finding of verification.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1186, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.