Title TN, Transportation Code

Sec. 22.053. TIME WARRANTS. (a) The commissioners court of a county with a population of 12,200 to 12,400 may issue time warrants to: (1) condemn or purchase land to be used and maintained as provided by Sections 22.011, 22.020, and 22.024; and (2) improve and equip the land for …

Sec. 22.054. APPLICATION OF AIRPORT REVENUE AND SALE PROCEEDS. A local government shall deposit the revenue received by the local government from the ownership, control, or operation of an airport or air navigation facility, including proceeds from the sale of an airport or a por…

Sec. 22.055. FEDERAL AND STATE AID; OTHER GRANTS AND LOANS. (a) A local government may accept, give a receipt for, disburse, and spend money from grants and loans for any of the purposes of this chapter. A local government must accept and spend federal money under this section on…

Sec. 22.071. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Constituent agency" means a public agency that is a party to an agreement under Section 22.072 to act jointly under this subchapter. (2) "Governing authority" means the governing body of a county or municipality or the head of a …

Sec. 22.072. JOINT-ACTION AGREEMENT. (a) Two or more public agencies may enter into an agreement with each other for joint action under this chapter. Concurrent action by ordinance, resolution, or otherwise of the governing authorities of the participating public agencies constit…

Sec. 22.073. ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZATION. A power or privilege granted to a local government by this chapter may be exercised jointly with a public agency of another state or the United States to the extent permitted by the laws of that state or of the United States. A state agency,…

Sec. 22.074. JOINT BOARD. (a) Public agencies acting jointly under this subchapter shall create a joint board consisting of members appointed by the governing authority of each participating public agency. Subject to Section 22.0745, the joint agreement shall provide for the numb…

Sec. 22.0745. NONCONSTITUENT MUNICIPALITY REPRESENTATION ON JOINT BOARD. (a) In this section, "nonconstituent municipality" means a municipality that has territory within the boundaries of an airport that is governed by a joint board for which the constituent agencies are populou…

Sec. 22.075. ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY BY POPULOUS HOME-RULE MUNICIPALITIES. (a) A joint board for which the constituent agencies are populous home-rule municipalities may not acquire in fee simple property in a municipality to enlarge an airport operated by the joint board, includ…

Sec. 22.076. TREATMENT OF HAZARDOUS WASTE PROHIBITED. (a) A joint board may not construct a facility to treat hazardous waste as defined by Section 361.003, Health and Safety Code, in an area that the joint board acquires and that is subject to the limitation prescribed by Sectio…

Sec. 22.077. CERTAIN ACTIVITIES NEAR AIRPORT BOUNDARIES PROHIBITED. (a) A joint board for which the constituent agencies are populous home-rule municipalities may not begin construction in a prohibited area of any of the following without receiving the approval of the municipalit…

Sec. 22.078. INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT WITH POLITICAL SUBDIVISION. A joint board for which the constituent agencies are populous home-rule municipalities may make an intergovernmental agreement with a political subdivision of the state. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, ef…

Sec. 22.0781. REVENUE SHARING AGREEMENT WITH MUNICIPALITY. (a) A municipality, a joint board for which the constituent agencies are populous home-rule municipalities, and the constituent agencies may make an agreement under which a portion of the revenue derived from a tax or fee…

Sec. 22.079. BUDGET. On or before December 1 of each year, the governing authority of each constituent agency of a joint board shall approve a budget determining the total expenditures to be made by the joint board for any purpose in the following calendar year. Acts 1995, 74th L…

Sec. 22.080. ACQUISITION AND DISPOSAL OF PROPERTY. (a) A joint board may not, without the consent of each governing authority of the board's constituent agencies: (1) acquire an airport, air navigation facility, airport hazard, or property if the cost of the property exceeds the …

Sec. 22.081. LICENSING OF VEHICLES FOR HIRE AND PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION SERVICES. (a) A joint board may license taxicabs transporting passengers to or from the airport and impose fees for issuing the licenses. (b) A joint board for which the constituent agencies are populous hom…

Sec. 22.0815. OFFENSE: UNAUTHORIZED GROUND TRANSPORTATION. (a) In this section, "ground transportation business" means the transportation by motor vehicle of persons or baggage for compensation. (b) A person commits an offense if, within the boundaries of an airport operated or c…

Sec. 22.082. RULES. A resolution, rule, or order of a joint board dealing with a subject authorized by Section 22.014 or 22.081 is effective only on approval of the governing authorities of the constituent agencies. On approval, a resolution, rule, or order of the joint board has…

Sec. 22.083. JOINT FUND. (a) Each constituent agency shall deposit in a joint fund created and maintained to provide the joint board with money for expenditures necessary to carry out this subchapter the agency's share of the fund as provided by the joint agreement. (b) Federal, …

Sec. 22.084. AIRPORT REVENUE AND REVENUE BOND PROCEEDS; CONTRACTING OPPORTUNITIES FOR MINORITY- AND WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESSES. (a) If constituent agencies or a nonprofit corporation created under Section 22.152 issues revenue bonds to finance the construction or acquisition of a fac…

Sec. 22.085. INSURANCE. (a) A joint board, through self-insurance, purchased insurance, or both, may insure the joint board and its contractors and subcontractors against liability arising from the acquisition, construction, or operation of the programs and facilities of the join…

Sec. 22.086. ACCEPTANCE OF CREDIT CARDS. A joint board may: (1) accept credit cards in payment of fees for all or certain categories of services provided by or on behalf of the joint board in connection with its operation of an airport; (2) collect a fee for processing a payment …

Sec. 22.087. USE OF TERMINAL FACILITIES BY MANUFACTURERS AND CONCESSIONAIRES. A joint board may: (1) use the property, including terminal buildings, of a jointly owned airport to display, demonstrate, market, and sell aircraft and aircraft-related, airport-related, and aviation-r…

Sec. 22.088. EXPENDITURE OF BOND REVENUE BY JOINT BOARD WITHOUT COMPETITIVE BIDDING. (a) A joint board may spend or agree to spend the proceeds of revenue bonds under its control to acquire and install furniture, fixtures, and equipment to be used at an airport operated by the jo…

Sec. 22.089. AIRPORT REVENUE OF NONCONSTITUENT MUNICIPALITIES. (a) In this section: (1) "Airport revenue" means revenue that is not already pledged or dedicated for another purpose and is received by a nonconstituent municipality from: (A) maintenance and operations ad valorem ta…

Sec. 22.091. CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN INFORMATION COLLECTED BY JOINT BOARD. Personal identifying information collected by a joint board for which the constituent agencies are populous home-rule municipalities is confidential and not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Gove…

Sec. 22.092. AIRPORT SECURITY VEHICLES. (a) In this section, "airport security vehicle" means a motor vehicle that: (1) is owned or leased by a joint board; and (2) has been designated or authorized by the joint board. (b) An airport security vehicle may be equipped with flashing…

Sec. 22.151. DEFINITIONS. The definitions in Subchapter D apply to this subchapter. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Sec. 22.152. NONPROFIT AIRPORT FACILITY FINANCING CORPORATIONS. (a) The public agencies, by concurrent order, ordinance, or resolution, may authorize the incorporation of a nonprofit airport facility financing corporation under this chapter to provide financing to pay the costs, …

Sec. 22.153. APPROVAL OF ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION; APPOINTMENT OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS. (a) The concurrent order, ordinance, or resolution of the constituent agencies authorizing incorporation of the nonprofit airport facility financing corporation must approve the articles of inc…

Sec. 22.154. INCORPORATION. A nonprofit airport facility financing corporation may be incorporated under this chapter by filing its articles of incorporation with the secretary of state in the manner prescribed for the incorporation of nonprofit corporations under the Texas Non-P…

Sec. 22.155. BYLAWS. The joint board under whose authority the jointly owned airport is operated shall approve or prescribe the bylaws of the corporation. The bylaws may prescribe the procedures to be followed in fulfilling the purposes of the corporation and in exercising its po…

Sec. 22.156. APPLICABLE LAWS. The corporation has the powers granted by this chapter, the Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act (Article 1396-1.01 et seq., Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), and all other laws applicable to nonprofit corporations. The internal affairs of the corporation …

Sec. 22.157. BONDS. (a) A nonprofit airport facility financing corporation may provide financing for the purposes described by Section 22.152(a) by issuing bonds, notes, or other forms of obligations on behalf of the constituent agencies on terms the board of directors considers …

Sec. 22.158. EARNINGS. (a) No part of a nonprofit airport facility financing corporation's net earnings remaining after payment of its expenses and other obligations may benefit an individual, private firm, or private corporation. (b) If the board of directors determines that suf…

Sec. 22.159. ALTERATION OR TERMINATION OF CORPORATION. The constituent agencies that authorize the incorporation of a nonprofit airport facility financing corporation may alter the structure, organization, programs, or activities of the corporation or may terminate and dissolve t…

Sec. 22.901. DISPOSAL OF ABANDONED AIRCRAFT. (a) A local government that is unable to determine the ownership of an aircraft that has been located for more than 90 days at an airport owned by the local government may petition a district court for the county in which the aircraft …

Sec. 23.001. ESTABLISHMENT OF AIRPORT POLICE FORCE; COMMISSIONING OF PEACE OFFICERS. The governing body of a joint board, as defined by Section 22.071, or the governing body of a political subdivision that operates an airport served by an air carrier certificated by the Federal A…

Sec. 24.001. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Aircraft" means a device that is invented, used, or designated for air navigation or flight, other than a parachute or other device used primarily as safety equipment. (2) "Airman" means: (A) a person, including the person in com…

Sec. 24.002. APPLICATION. This subchapter does not apply to an aircraft owned by and used exclusively in the service of the federal or state government. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Sec. 24.003. OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT WITHOUT AIRMAN CERTIFICATE; OFFENSE. (a) A person commits an offense if the person: (1) navigates an aircraft in this state without an airman certificate; or (2) serves as an airman in connection with an aircraft flown or operated in this state …

Sec. 24.004. INSPECTION OF AIRMAN CERTIFICATE. A person holding an airman certificate shall keep the certificate in the person's possession when the person is operating an aircraft within this state or serving in connection with an aircraft flown or operated in this state. The pe…

Sec. 24.005. AIRCRAFT LICENSURE AND REGISTRATION. A person may not navigate an aircraft in this state, whether for commercial, pleasure, or noncommercial purposes, unless the aircraft is licensed and registered in the manner provided by the Federal Aviation Administration. Acts 1…

Sec. 24.011. FAILURE TO REGISTER AIRCRAFT; OFFENSE. (a) A person commits an offense if the person operates or navigates an aircraft that the person knows is not properly registered under Federal Aviation Administration aircraft registration regulations, 14 C.F.R. Part 47, as thos…

Sec. 24.012. AIRCRAFT IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS; OFFENSE. (a) The failure to have the aircraft identification numbers clearly displayed on an aircraft in compliance with federal aviation regulations is probable cause for a peace officer to further inspect the aircraft to determine t…

Sec. 24.013. AIRCRAFT FUEL CONTAINERS; OFFENSE. (a) A person commits an offense if the person operates or intends to operate an aircraft equipped with: (1) a fuel container that the person knows does not conform to federal aviation regulations or that has not been approved by the…