Title TN, Transportation Code

Sec. 452.455. COMPUTATION OF PERFORMANCE INDICATORS. (a) This section applies to an authority required under Section 452.454 to contract for a performance audit. (b) An authority's operating cost per passenger is computed by dividing the authority's annual operating cost by the p…

Sec. 452.456. PERFORMANCE AUDIT RESPONSE; HEARING. (a) An authority for which a performance audit is conducted under Section 452.454 shall prepare a written response to the performance audit report. The response must include each proposal for action relating to recommendations in…

Sec. 452.457. DELIVERY OF REPORT AND RESPONSE. An authority required by Section 452.454 to contract for a performance audit shall, before February 1 of the year after the fiscal year in which the performance audit is conducted, deliver a copy of each performance audit report and …

Sec. 452.501. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter does not apply to the executive committee of an authority created by a contiguous municipality. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Sec. 452.502. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF REGIONAL AUTHORITY. (a) The executive committee of a regional transportation authority confirmed in more than one subregion is composed of 11 members selected as follows: (1) seven members from the membership of the subregional board in the su…

Sec. 452.503. TERMS; VACANCY. (a) A member of the executive committee serves at the pleasure of the subregional board. Each September 1 the confirmation of each appointment of a member must be considered. (b) To remain on the executive committee a person must maintain membership …

Sec. 452.504. OFFICERS. (a) The members of the executive committee shall elect from among its membership a presiding officer, assistant presiding officer, and secretary. (b) The executive committee may appoint, as necessary, members or nonmembers as assistant secretaries. (c) The…

Sec. 452.505. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. Members of the executive committee and officers of the authority are subject to Chapter 171, Local Government Code. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Sec. 452.506. MEETINGS. (a) The executive committee shall hold at least one regular meeting each month to transact the business of an authority. (b) On written notice, the presiding officer may call special meetings as necessary. (c) The executive committee by resolution shall: (…

Sec. 452.507. QUORUM; VOTING REQUIREMENTS. (a) Eight members are a quorum of the executive committee. (b) An action of the executive committee requires a vote of a majority of the members present unless the bylaws require a larger number for a particular action. Acts 1995, 74th L…

Sec. 452.521. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter applies only to the executive committee of an authority created by a contiguous municipality. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Sec. 452.522. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. (a) The executive committee of an authority is composed of five members. (b) Each member is appointed by the governing body of the contiguous municipality. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Sec. 452.523. MEMBERSHIP TERMS; VACANCIES. (a) Each member of the executive committee serves a term of two years except the initial terms of two members are for one year. The subsequent terms are staggered. (b) A vacancy on the committee may be filled by appointment of the govern…

Sec. 452.524. OFFICERS. (a) The members of the executive committee shall elect from among its membership a presiding officer, assistant presiding officer, and secretary and other officers the members determine are appropriate. (b) The executive committee may appoint, as necessary…

Sec. 452.525. REMOVAL OF MEMBERS. The governing body of the contiguous municipality may remove a member of the executive committee at any time for, or without, cause. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Sec. 452.526. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. A member of the executive committee or an officer of the subregional authority may not have a pecuniary interest or receive a direct or indirect benefit in any agreement to which the authority is a party. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1,…

Sec. 452.527. MEETINGS. (a) The executive committee shall hold at least one regular meeting each month to transact the business of the subregional authority. (b) The presiding officer may call special meetings as necessary. (c) The executive committee by resolution shall: (1) set…

Sec. 452.528. QUORUM; VOTING REQUIREMENT. (a) Three members are a quorum of the executive committee. (b) An action of the executive committee requires a vote of a majority of the members present unless the bylaws require a larger number for a particular action. Acts 1995, 74th Le…

Sec. 452.541. BOARD MEMBERSHIP: RESIDENCY IN AUTHORITY. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a member of a subregional board must be a qualified voter residing in the authority. (b) An individual who does not reside in the authority may be appointed to the board under Sectio…

Sec. 452.542. SERVICE ON BOARD; VACANCIES. (a) A member of a subregional board serves at the pleasure of the appointing governing body. (b) Each September each appointment must be reaffirmed. (c) A vacancy on a subregional board is filled in the same manner as the original appoin…

Sec. 452.543. BOARD OFFICERS. (a) A subregional board shall elect from its membership a presiding officer, assistant presiding officer, and secretary. (b) The board may appoint, as necessary, members or nonmembers as assistant secretaries. (c) The secretary or assistant secretary…

Sec. 452.544. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. A member of a subregional board is subject to Chapter 171, Local Government Code. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Sec. 452.545. DUTIES. A subregional board shall: (1) develop, recommend, and approve the annual budget for its subregion; and (2) if the subregion is a part of a regional authority, make recommendations to the executive committee for: (A) the overall budget; and (B) the operation…

Sec. 452.546. BOARD MEETINGS. (a) A subregional board, by resolution, shall: (1) set the time, place, and day of regular meetings; and (2) adopt rules and bylaws as necessary to conduct meetings. (b) A special meeting must be called by written notice of the presiding officer or a…

Sec. 452.547. COMPENSATION; EXPENSES. Each member of a subregional board is entitled to: (1) reimbursement for necessary and reasonable expenses incurred in the discharge of duties; and (2) $50 for each meeting of the executive committee or subregional board attended. Acts 1995, …

Sec. 452.561. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter applies only to the board of a subregion that has no principal municipality with a population of more than 1.1 million according to the most recent federal decennial census. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sep…

Sec. 452.562. BOARD MEMBERSHIP; APPOINTMENTS. (a) A subregional board is composed of 11 members. (b) If the entire county of the principal municipality is included in the authority, the subregional board consists of: (1) five members appointed by the governing body of the princip…

Sec. 452.563. QUORUM. (a) Six members of the subregional board are a quorum. (b) An action of the board requires a majority vote of the members present. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. SUBCHAPTER O. SUBREGIONAL BOARD IN SUBREGION HAVING PRINCIPAL MUNICI…

Sec. 452.571. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter applies only to the board of a subregion that has a principal municipality with a population of more than 1.1 million according to the most recent federal decennial census. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept…

Sec. 452.572. BOARD MEMBERSHIP; MUNICIPAL REPRESENTATION. (a) The subregional board is composed of 15 members appointed by the governing bodies of the municipalities in the subregional authority. (b) The governing body of a municipality entitled to appoint more than one board mem…

Sec. 452.573. ALLOCATION OF MEMBERSHIP AMONG MUNICIPALITIES. (a) A governing body of a municipality in a subregion may make appointments to the subregional board in the same ratio as the population of the appointing municipality bears to the population of the subregion. (b) A mun…

Sec. 452.574. BOARD MEMBERSHIP: ELIGIBILITY. (a) To be eligible for appointment to a subregional board, a person must reside in the municipality making the appointment. (b) An elected officer of the state or a political subdivision of this state who is not prohibited by the Texas…

Sec. 452.575. APPOINTMENTS TO REFLECT COMPOSITION OF MUNICIPALITY. The governing body of a municipality that makes more than one appointment shall, to the greatest extent practicable, select persons who accurately reflect the racial and ethnic composition of the municipality. Act…

Sec. 452.576. MAXIMUM MUNICIPAL MEMBERSHIP ENTITLEMENT; REALLOCATION. (a) A municipality may not make more than 65 percent of the appointments to the subregional board. (b) If the number of appointments to which a municipality would be entitled under Section 452.573 exceeds the l…

Sec. 452.577. REAPPORTIONMENT. As needed because of the withdrawal or addition of a municipality or unincorporated area, population changes, or changes in combinations established under Section 452.573(b), the board of a subregional authority shall be restructured under Section 4…

Sec. 452.578. TERMS OF BOARD MEMBERS. (a) Each member of the subregional board serves a staggered term of two years. Eight of the terms begin on July 1 of odd-numbered years, and seven terms begin on July 1 of even-numbered years. (b) The term of a member does not end because of …

Sec. 452.579. QUORUM; ACTIONS. (a) Sixty-five percent of the members is a quorum. (b) An action of the subregional board requires a majority vote of the members present. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Sec. 452.580. CHANGE OF BUDGETING POLICY. A subregional board may adopt on a two-thirds vote of the board a budgeting policy for the authority that provides for the adoption and implementation of a budget that extends for two fiscal years, with annual reviews as needed. Added by …

Sec. 452.601. ADDITION OF TERRITORY BY MUNICIPAL ANNEXATION. (a) When a municipality that is part of an authority annexes territory that before the annexation is not part of the authority, the annexed territory becomes part of the authority. (b) When a contiguous municipality ann…

Sec. 452.602. ADDITION OF MUNICIPALITY BY ELECTION. (a) The territory of a municipality that is not part of an authority may be added to an authority if: (1) any part of the municipality is located in a county in which the authority is located; (2) the governing body of the munic…

Sec. 452.6025. ADDITION OF CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES BY ELECTION. (a) In this section, "special sales and use tax" means a sales and use tax levied by a municipality that is in excess of one percent. (b) This section applies only to a municipality that levies a special sales and use…

Sec. 452.603. ADDITION OF COUNTY AREA BY ELECTION. (a) Unincorporated territory that is a part of a county, not a part of an authority, and designated by the commissioners court of the county may be added to an authority if: (1) any part of the county is located in the authority …

Sec. 452.604. PROCEDURE FOR ANNEXATION OF ALL OR PART OF ANOTHER SUBREGION. (a) The procedures provided by Section 452.701(a) or (b) and Sections 452.703-452.708 apply to the addition to an authority of a municipality located in another subregion or the addition of another subreg…

Sec. 452.605. JOINING AUTHORITY: CERTAIN AUTHORITIES. (a) A municipality with a population of at least 250,000 according to the most recent federal decennial census and located in a county that has no principal municipality with a population of more than 1.1 million according to …

Sec. 452.606. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE APPROVAL OF ANNEXATION: EFFECTIVE DATE. (a) The addition of territory approved under Section 452.602 or 452.603 does not take effect if, before the effective date of the addition under Subsection (b), the executive committee of the authority give…

Sec. 452.607. ADDED TERRITORY: EFFECTIVE DATE OF TAXES. (a) A sales and use tax imposed by an authority under Subchapter I, other than a tax imposed by an authority created by a contiguous municipality and except as provided by Section 452.403, takes effect in territory added to …