Title GV, Government Code

Sec. 2205.032. CUSTODY, CONTROL, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE. (a) The department shall operate a pool for the custody, control, operation, and maintenance of all aircraft owned or leased by the state. (b) The department may purchase aircraft with funds appropriated for that purpos…

Sec. 2205.033. TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM AIRCRAFT. (a) The board of regents of The Texas A&M University System is primarily responsible for scheduling Texas A&M University System aircraft. (b) The Texas A&M University System shall base Texas A&M University System aircraft in Br…

Sec. 2205.0331. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AIRCRAFT. (a) The Department of Public Safety is primarily responsible for maintaining and scheduling aircraft the Department of Public Safety owns and operates. (b) The Department of Public Safety shall base Department of Public Safety…

Sec. 2205.034. FACILITIES. (a) The department may acquire appropriate facilities for the accommodation of all aircraft owned or leased by the state. The facilities may be purchased or leased as determined by the department to be most economical for the state and as provided by le…

Sec. 2205.035. AIRCRAFT LEASES. (a) The department by interagency contract may lease state-owned aircraft to a state agency. (b) A state agency that is the prior owner or lessee of an aircraft has the first option to lease that aircraft from the department. (c) The lease may prov…

Sec. 2205.036. PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION. (a) The department shall provide aircraft transportation, to the extent that its aircraft are available, to: (1) state officers and employees who are traveling on official business according to the coordinated passenger scheduling system a…

Sec. 2205.037. USE FOR POLITICAL PURPOSES; CIVIL LIABILITY. (a) A person may not use a state-owned aircraft solely for political purposes or spend state funds for the use of an aircraft solely for political purposes. (b) A person who violates this section is civilly liable to the…

Sec. 2205.038. AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS MANUAL. (a) The department shall: (1) prepare a manual that establishes minimum standards for the operation of aircraft by state agencies; and (2) adopt procedures for the distribution of the manual to state agencies. (b) The manual must include…

Sec. 2205.039. TRAVEL LOG. (a) The department shall prescribe: (1) a travel log form for gathering information about the use of state-operated aircraft; (2) procedures to ensure that individuals who travel as passengers on or operate state-operated aircraft provide in a legible m…

Sec. 2205.040. RATES AND BILLING PROCEDURES; ACCOUNT FOR CAPITAL REPLACEMENT COSTS. (a) Subject to Subsection (b), the department shall adopt rates for interagency aircraft services that are sufficient to recover, in the aggregate and to the extent possible, all direct costs for …

Sec. 2205.041. AIRCRAFT USE FORM. (a) The department shall prescribe: (1) an annual aircraft use form for gathering information about the use of state-operated aircraft, including the extent to which and the methods by which the goal provided by Section 2205.031(b) is being met; …

Sec. 2205.042. PILOTS. An individual who is not a pilot employed by the department may not operate a state-operated aircraft unless the department grants the individual a specific exemption from that requirement. Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.…

Sec. 2205.043. AIRCRAFT MARKING. (a) Each aircraft owned or leased by the state, other than an aircraft used for law enforcement purposes, shall be marked: (1) with the state seal on each side of the aircraft's vertical stabilizer; and (2) with the words "The State of Texas" on e…

Sec. 2205.044. FUEL AND MAINTENANCE CONTRACTS. The department may contract with a state or federal governmental agency or a political subdivision to provide aircraft fuel or to provide aircraft maintenance services. Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 19…

Sec. 2205.045. INSURANCE. (a) The department may purchase insurance to protect the department from loss caused by damage, loss, theft, or destruction of aircraft owned or leased by the state and shall purchase liability insurance to protect the officers and employees of each stat…

Sec. 2205.046. AIRCRAFT FOR FLIGHT TRAINING PROGRAMS. (a) The department may transfer aircraft to a public technical institute or other public postsecondary educational institution for use in the institution's flight training program. Except as provided by this section, the depar…

Sec. 2205.047. INFORMATION POSTED ON THE INTERNET. The department shall post information related to travel and other services provided by the department on an Internet website maintained by or for the department. The site must be generally accessible to state agencies, persons wh…