Title TN, Transportation Code

Sec. 171.053. INTERMUNICIPAL COMMUTER RAIL DISTRICT POWERS AND ADVANCED TRANSPORTATION SERVICES. The governing bodies of the county or counties and of the most populous municipality in the most populous county may provide that the district: (1) may exercise the powers of an inter…

Sec. 171.054. DISTRICT TERRITORY. The district consists of the territory of: (1) each county that created the district; (2) each county added to the district under Section 171.055; and (3) the territory of the most populous municipality in the most populous county if that municip…

Sec. 171.055. ADDITION OF COUNTY TO DISTRICT. (a) A county may be added to a district if: (1) the county is adjacent to a county with a population of 3.3 million or more that created the district; or (2) the county: (A) is adjacent to a county that is added to the district under …

Sec. 171.101. COMPOSITION OF BOARD; PRESIDING OFFICER. (a) The board consists of directors, including a presiding officer, as provided in the order or ordinance creating the district under Section 171.052(b). (b) The board shall add directors for each county added to the district…

Sec. 171.102. EX OFFICIO NONVOTING DIRECTOR; TEXAS TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION. The Texas Transportation Commission may appoint to the board a representative to serve as a nonvoting ex officio director. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 756 (H.B. 2958), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.

Sec. 171.103. CONFLICT OF INTEREST. Chapter 171, Local Government Code, governs conflicts of interest for directors. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 756 (H.B. 2958), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005. SUBCHAPTER D. POWERS AND DUTIES

Sec. 171.151. REGIONAL MOBILITY AUTHORITY POWERS. A district may exercise the transportation project powers of a regional mobility authority under Chapter 370 for a transportation project that is a freight rail facility. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 756 (H.B. 2958), Sec. 1,…

Sec. 171.152. GENERAL CONTRACT POWERS. A district may contract with any person, including: (1) a county or municipality, including a county or municipality that is a member of the district; (2) this state or any political subdivision of this state; (3) the United States; or (4) a…

Sec. 171.153. EXERCISE OF POWERS IN OTHER COUNTIES. The commissioners court of a county that is not in the district may authorize the district to exercise its powers in that county if that county is adjacent to a county that is in the district. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. …

Sec. 171.154. INTERMUNICIPAL COMMUTER RAIL POWERS. (a) The district may exercise the powers of an intermunicipal commuter rail district created under Chapter 173 or former Article 6550c-1, Revised Statutes, only if the concurrent order or ordinance creating the district specifies…

Sec. 171.155. MUNICIPAL LIMIT ON DISTRICT'S POWER OF EMINENT DOMAIN. If the property to be condemned is located in the corporate limits of one or more municipalities, the district may exercise the power of eminent domain to condemn the property only if each municipality in which …

Sec. 171.201. AGREEMENT WITH RAILROAD. (a) Before a district may undertake a freight or commuter rail project that materially affects the tracks, facilities, or other property of a railroad that owns track in the district, the district and railroad must enter into a written agree…

Sec. 171.202. PRESERVATION OF REGULATORY STRUCTURE AND OWNERSHIP RIGHTS. A district project may be conducted only in a manner that preserves the existing rail industry regulatory structure and railroad ownership rights. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 756 (H.B. 2958), Sec. 1, …

Sec. 171.203. COMPETITIVE RELATIONSHIPS. The district may not undertake a project that changes the existing competitive relationships between and among railroads. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 756 (H.B. 2958), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.

Sec. 171.204. SERVICE TO CUSTOMERS. The district may not undertake a project that negatively affects a railroad's present or future ability to provide consistent service to its customers. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 756 (H.B. 2958), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.

Sec. 171.205. USE OF DISTRICT RAIL FACILITIES. This chapter does not prohibit the district from authorizing multiple freight railroads to operate on district rail facilities. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 756 (H.B. 2958), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.

Sec. 171.206. LIMITATION ON EMINENT DOMAIN. The power of eminent domain may not be exercised under this chapter to condemn a right-of-way owned by a railroad. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 756 (H.B. 2958), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.

Sec. 171.207. EXCEPTION; GRADE SEPARATION PROJECTS. This subchapter does not apply to a rail-roadway or rail-rail grade separation project. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 756 (H.B. 2958), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005. SUBCHAPTER F. FINANCIAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 171.251. PLEDGE OF REVENUE. A district may secure and pledge revenue derived from any source to secure the payment of district bonds. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 756 (H.B. 2958), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005. Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 85 (S.B. 1540), S…

Sec. 171.252. PURCHASE CONTRACTS. Subchapter O, Chapter 60, Water Code, as added by Chapter 307, Acts of the 78th Legislature, Regular Session, 2003, applies to the district as if the district were a navigation district under that subchapter. For the purposes of applying that sub…

Sec. 171.253. AD VALOREM AND SALES AND USE TAXES PROHIBITED. A district may not impose an ad valorem tax or a sales and use tax. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 756 (H.B. 2958), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.

Sec. 171.254. FEES CHARGED TO RAILROADS. (a) A district may not impose a fee or other charge on a railroad unless the railroad agrees to the fee or other charge. (b) This section does not prohibit a railroad from voluntarily contributing to the cost of rail facilities or prohibit…

Sec. 171.255. PORT TERMINAL RAILROAD ASSOCIATION RAIL FACILITIES. The district may not spend money, including money from state or federal grants, to purchase a rail facility operated by a port terminal railroad. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 756 (H.B. 2958), Sec. 1, eff. Jun…

Sec. 171.256. LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCING. (a) Section 173.256(d), relating to the limit on payments made by a local government, does not apply to a district to which Section 171.053 applies. (b) A district to which Section 171.053 applies may use money paid to the district by a l…

Sec. 171.301. WITHDRAWAL. (a) A county or municipality that is a member of the district may petition the board for approval to withdraw from the district. The board may approve the petition only if: (1) the district has no outstanding bonds; or (2) the district has debt other tha…

Sec. 171.302. DISSOLUTION. In addition to the dissolution procedures provided by Chapter 172, the board may dissolve a district if: (1) all district liabilities have been paid or adequate provision has been made for the payment of all liabilities; (2) the district is not a party …