Title TN, Transportation Code

Sec. 367.008. PLEDGE OF REVENUE. A municipality may pledge to the payment of bonds issued under this subchapter, including the principal of, interest on, and any other amount required or permitted to be paid in connection with the bonds, all or any part of its revenue, income, or…

Sec. 367.009. ADDITIONAL SECURITY. (a) Bonds issued under this subchapter may be additionally secured by: (1) a mortgage or deed of trust on any real property owned by the municipality; or (2) a chattel mortgage or lien on any personal property appurtenant to that real property. …

Sec. 367.010. ADDITIONAL BONDS. An ordinance authorizing the issuance of bonds under this subchapter may provide for the subsequent issuance of additional parity or subordinate lien bonds under terms specified in the ordinance. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 25, eff…

Sec. 367.011. TOLLS AND CHARGES. (a) The governing body of a municipality may impose and collect tolls and other charges for the use or availability of a toll bridge of the municipality. (b) The governing body of the municipality shall impose and collect pledged tolls and charges…

Sec. 367.012. PUBLIC PURPOSE. The acquisition, construction, improvement, enlargement, or equipment by a municipality of property or a building, structure, or other facility for lease to and the donation of property or a building, structure, or other facility by a municipality to…

Sec. 367.013. LEASE, RENTAL, OR DONATION OF FACILITY TO UNITED STATES. A municipality may lease, rent, or donate to the United States property or a building, structure, or other facility acquired, constructed, improved, enlarged, or equipped in whole or in part with proceeds from…

Sec. 367.014. REFUNDING BONDS AND NOTES. (a) A municipality may refund or otherwise refinance bonds or notes issued under this subchapter by issuing refunding bonds under any terms provided by ordinance of the governing body of the municipality. (b) All appropriate provisions of …

Sec. 367.015. SALE OF BONDS OR NOTES. A municipality may sell bonds or notes issued under this subchapter in the manner and on the terms provided by the ordinance authorizing the issuance of the bonds or notes. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 25, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Sec. 367.016. BONDS AND NOTES NOT PAYABLE FROM TAXES. A bond or note issued under this subchapter: (1) is payable only from the revenue or another resource of the municipality; and (2) is not a tax obligation of the municipality. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 25, e…

Sec. 367.017. CONFLICT OR INCONSISTENCY WITH OTHER LAW. When bonds or notes are being issued under this subchapter, to the extent of any conflict or inconsistency between this subchapter and another law, this subchapter controls. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 25, e…

Sec. 367.051. AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE TOLL BRIDGE. (a) A municipality may acquire a toll bridge that is located over a section of the Rio Grande that forms the border between this state and the United Mexican States and that is inside or within 15 miles of its municipal boundaries b…

Sec. 367.052. RIGHTS AND PROPERTIES ASSOCIATED WITH TOLL BRIDGE. When a municipality acquires a toll bridge under Section 367.051, the municipality may, as determined by the governing body of the municipality, acquire any or all of the following items in connection with the toll …

Sec. 367.053. LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION. This subchapter shall be liberally construed to effect its purposes. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 25, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Sec. 367.054. POWERS TO BE EXERCISED BY ORDINANCE; ELECTION NOT REQUIRED. (a) The governing body of a municipality may exercise a power, right, privilege, or function conferred by this subchapter on the municipality only by adopting an ordinance to authorize the action. (b) A ref…

Sec. 367.055. GENERAL POWERS OF MUNICIPALITY ACQUIRING TOLL BRIDGE. (a) A municipality that acquires a toll bridge under this subchapter may: (1) maintain, operate, own, hold, control, repair, improve, extend, or replace the toll bridge; (2) renew or extend an existing franchise …

Sec. 367.056. RECREATIONAL FACILITIES. (a) In connection with the maintenance and operation of the toll bridge, a municipality may acquire real property that is either inside or outside the municipal boundaries and that is adjacent to the toll bridge or the municipality to constr…

Sec. 367.057. TOLLS AND CHARGES. (a) A municipality that acquires a toll bridge under this subchapter or that owns or controls an international toll bridge may impose tolls and other charges for the use of the bridge and for the transportation of persons or property, including pa…

Sec. 367.058. AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY OR ACCEPT FEDERAL ASSISTANCE. (a) To accomplish the purposes of this subchapter, a municipality may: (1) borrow money from any person or corporation; or (2) borrow money or accept grants from the United States or a corporation or agency cre…

Sec. 367.059. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE REVENUE BONDS. (a) The governing body of a municipality may issue, sell, and deliver revenue bonds to accomplish the purposes of this subchapter. The municipality may use the bonds or the proceeds of the sale of the bonds to acquire all or part of…

Sec. 367.060. BONDS AND WARRANTS NOT PAYABLE FROM TAXES. (a) Bonds and warrants issued under this subchapter are not a debt of the municipality that issues them and are a charge only against: (1) the pledged revenues of the toll bridge; and (2) the property comprising the toll br…

Sec. 367.061. MORTGAGE OR PLEDGE OF REVENUE TO SECURE BONDS. To accomplish any purpose of this subchapter, the governing body of a municipality may with respect to bonds issued under this subchapter: (1) mortgage or pledge all or part of: (A) any interest in a toll bridge of the …

Sec. 367.062. MATURITY. The governing body of a municipality shall determine the maturity of bonds issued under this subchapter. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 25, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Sec. 367.063. SALE OR EXCHANGE OF BONDS. A bond issued under this subchapter may be: (1) sold for cash at a public or private sale; (2) issued in exchange for property of any kind or an interest in property of any kind, as the governing body of the municipality determines is nece…

Sec. 367.064. DEPOSIT OF PROCEEDS. The proceeds of the sale of bonds sold for cash shall be deposited and paid out under the terms that are agreed to by the governing body of the municipality and the purchasers of the bonds. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 25, eff. S…

Sec. 367.065. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS OR WARRANTS TO REPAIR, IMPROVE, OR BUILD TOLL BRIDGE. (a) A municipality that has acquired a toll bridge under this subchapter may issue and deliver revenue bonds or revenue time warrants: (1) to repair, improve, alter, reconstruct, or repla…

Sec. 367.066. TAX EXEMPTIONS. Bonds issued under this subchapter are exempt from taxation by this state or a municipality or other political subdivision of this state. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 25, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Sec. 367.067. LIMITATIONS ON MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY. This subchapter does not authorize a municipality to: (1) impose or collect a tax or assessment or pledge the credit of this state; or (2) issue, sell, or deliver a bond, create an obligation, incur a liability, or enter an agreem…

Sec. 367.068. APPLICABILITY OF AND CONFLICTS WITH OTHER LAW. (a) Sections 252.046, 252.047, and 252.048, Local Government Code, and Subchapter B, Chapter 1502, Government Code, apply, except as provided by Section 367.051, Section 367.059, or another provision of this subchapter,…

Sec. 367.101. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter applies only to a municipality that owns that portion of an international toll bridge over the Rio Grande that is located in the United States. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 25, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Sec. 367.102. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE REVENUE BONDS. The municipality may, in compliance with Subtitles A, C, D, and E, Title 9, Government Code, issue bonds payable from the net revenue derived from the operation of the bridge to: (1) repair or improve the bridge; (2) acquire an appr…

Sec. 367.103. ADDITIONAL BONDS. (a) The municipality may issue additional revenue bonds to the extent permitted or authorized by the provisions of or the proceedings relating to outstanding bonds that are payable from the net revenue from the operation of the bridge, including an…

Sec. 370.001. SHORT TITLE. This chapter may be cited as the Regional Mobility Authority Act. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1325, Sec. 2.01, eff. June 21, 2003.

Sec. 370.003. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Authority" means a regional mobility authority organized under this chapter or under Section 361.003, as that section existed before June 22, 2003. (2) "Board" means the board of directors of an authority. (3) "Bond" includes a bon…

Sec. 370.004. CONSTRUCTION COSTS DEFINED. (a) The cost of acquisition, construction, improvement, extension, or expansion of a transportation project under this chapter includes the cost of: (1) the actual acquisition, construction, improvement, extension, or expansion of the tra…

Sec. 370.031. CREATION OF A REGIONAL MOBILITY AUTHORITY. (a) At the request of one or more counties, the commission by order may authorize the creation of a regional mobility authority for the purposes of constructing, maintaining, and operating transportation projects in a regio…

Sec. 370.0311. CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES. (a) This section applies to a municipality: (1) with a population of 5,000 or less; and (2) in which a ferry system that is a part of the state highway system is located. (b) A municipality has the same authority as a county under this chapt…

Sec. 370.0315. ADDITION AND WITHDRAWAL OF COUNTIES. (a) One or more counties may petition the commission for approval to become part of an existing authority. The commission may approve the petition only if: (1) the board has agreed to the addition; and (2) the commission finds t…

Sec. 370.032. NATURE OF REGIONAL MOBILITY AUTHORITY. (a) An authority is a body politic and corporate and a political subdivision of this state. (b) An authority is a governmental unit as that term is defined in Section 101.001, Civil Practice and Remedies Code. (c) The exercise …

Sec. 370.033. GENERAL POWERS. (a) An authority, through its board, may: (1) adopt rules for the regulation of its affairs and the conduct of its business; (2) adopt an official seal; (3) study, evaluate, design, finance, acquire, construct, maintain, repair, and operate transport…

Sec. 370.034. ESTABLISHMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS. (a) If an authority determines that the traffic needs of the counties in which it operates and the traffic needs of the surrounding region could be most efficiently and economically met by jointly operating two or more transp…

Sec. 370.036. TRANSFER OF BONDED TURNPIKE PROJECT TO DEPARTMENT. (a) An authority may transfer to the department a turnpike project of the authority that has outstanding bonded indebtedness if the commission: (1) agrees to the transfer; and (2) agrees to assume the outstanding bo…

Sec. 370.037. TRANSFER OF FERRY CONNECTING STATE HIGHWAYS. (a) The commission by order may transfer a ferry operated under Section 342.001 to an authority if: (1) the commission determines that the proposed transfer is an integral part of the region's overall plan to improve mobi…

Sec. 370.038. COMMISSION RULES. (a) The commission shall adopt rules that: (1) govern the creation of an authority; (2) govern the commission's approval of a project under Section 370.187 and other commission approvals required by this chapter; (3) establish design and constructi…

Sec. 370.039. TRANSFER OF TRANSPORTATION PROJECT OR SYSTEM. (a) An authority may transfer any of its transportation projects or systems to one or more governmental entities if: (1) the authority has commitments from the governing bodies of the governmental entities to assume juri…

Sec. 370.071. EXPENDITURES FOR FEASIBILITY STUDIES. (a) An authority may pay the expenses of studying the cost and feasibility of a transportation project, the design and engineering of a transportation project, and any other expenses relating to the preparation and issuance of b…

Sec. 370.072. FEASIBILITY STUDY FUND. (a) An authority may maintain a feasibility study fund. The fund is a revolving fund held in trust by a banking institution chosen by the authority and shall be kept separate from the money for a transportation project. (b) An authority may t…