Title TN, Transportation Code

Sec. 460.552. MAXIMUM TAX RATE IN AUTHORITY AREA. (a) An authority may not adopt a sales and use tax rate, including a rate increase, that when combined with the rates of all sales and use taxes imposed by other political subdivisions having territory in the authority exceeds two…

Sec. 460.553. INITIAL SALES TAX: EFFECTIVE DATE. The adoption of a sales and use tax takes effect on the first day of the first calendar quarter after the confirmation election. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1186, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

Sec. 460.554. RATE DECREASE. The board of directors by order may direct the comptroller of public accounts to collect the authority's sales and use tax at a rate that is lower than the rate approved by the voters at the confirmation hearing if the board of directors determines th…

Sec. 460.601. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "tax increment" means the amount of revenue generated from ad valorem taxes, sales and use taxes imposed by a municipality under Section 321.101(a), Tax Code, or both ad valorem and sales and use taxes that are attributable to a publi…

Sec. 460.602. PARTICIPATION IN SERVICE PLAN; AGREEMENT WITH MUNICIPALITY. (a) A service plan may be implemented in an area of a municipality that has not authorized the authority's sales and use tax levy if: (1) the authorization by the municipality of the authority's sales and u…

Sec. 460.603. DESIGNATION OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION FINANCING AREA. The governing body of a municipality by ordinance may designate a contiguous geographic area in the jurisdiction of the municipality to be a public transportation financing area. The geographic area: (1) must have…

Sec. 460.604. HEARING. (a) Before adopting an ordinance designating a public transportation financing area, the municipality must hold a public hearing on the creation of the public transportation financing area and its benefits to the municipality and to property in the proposed…

Sec. 460.605. DESIGNATION OF TAX INCREMENT. (a) In the ordinance designating an area as a public transportation financing area, the municipality must: (1) designate a portion or amount of the tax increment to be paid to the authority and deposited in the tax increment account und…

Sec. 460.606. TAX INCREMENT ACCOUNT; USE OF TAXES. (a) An authority that enters into an agreement with a municipality to provide services to a public transportation financing area must establish a tax increment account and maintain the account as a fiduciary of the municipality. …

Sec. 460.607. AGREEMENT WITH COMPTROLLER. Before pledging or otherwise committing money in the tax increment account under Section 460.606, the governing body of a municipality must enter into an agreement under Subchapter E, Chapter 271, Local Government Code, to authorize and d…

Sec. 460.608. ACCOUNTING OF MAINTENANCE AND OPERATING EXPENSES. An authority shall, under an agreement under Section 460.602: (1) provide to the municipality an annual accounting, with supporting documentation, of the annual maintenance and operating expenses of providing service…

Sec. 460.609. CAPITAL RECOVERY FEE. An agreement to provide services to a public transportation financing area may require the municipality to pay the authority a capital recovery fee. An authority that requires a capital recovery fee shall: (1) apply toward the amount owed for t…

Sec. 460.610. USE OF SURPLUS TAX INCREMENT PAYMENT AMOUNTS. After any applicable capital recovery fee has been paid, the authority and the municipality shall negotiate to determine use of the amount of tax increment payments that exceeds the amount necessary to compensate the aut…

Sec. 460.611. TERMINATION OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION FINANCING AREA. If the tax increment is pledged to the payment of bonds and interest on the bonds or to the payment of any other obligations, the public transportation financing area or an agreement for services under Section 460…

Sec. 461.001. LEGISLATIVE INTENT AND CONSTRUCTION. (a) Public transportation services are provided in this state by many different entities, both public and private. The multiplicity of public transportation providers and services, coupled with a lack of coordination between stat…

Sec. 461.002. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Public transportation provider" means any entity that provides public transportation services if it is a governmental entity or if it receives financial assistance from a governmental entity, whether state, local, or federal. The t…

Sec. 461.004. DUTIES OF TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. (a) The department shall identify: (1) overlaps and gaps in the provision of public transportation services, including services that could be more effectively provided by existing, privately funded transportation resourc…

Sec. 461.005. ELIMINATION OF OVERLAPPING SERVICE. (a) To eliminate waste and maximize efficiency, the department shall encourage public transportation providers to agree on the allocation of specific services and service areas among the providers. The department may incorporate t…

Sec. 461.006. DUTIES OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PROVIDERS. Each public transportation provider shall cooperate with the department in eliminating waste and ensuring efficiency and maximum coverage in the provision of public transportation services. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch…

Sec. 461.007. INCENTIVES FOR EFFICIENCY. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, including a law establishing a formula for the allocation of public transportation grants, the commission may increase or reduce the amount of a grant made to a public transportation provider based on whe…

Sec. 461.009. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. (a) In this section: (1) "Provider" means a public transportation provider that provides public transportation services designed for people with disabilities who are unable to use the provider's bus or rai…

Sec. 462.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Commission" means the Southern High-Speed Rail Commission. (2) "Party state" means a state that is a party to the compact under this chapter. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 322 (H.B. 646), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.

Sec. 462.002. EXECUTION AND TEXT OF COMPACT. The governor, on behalf of this state, is hereby authorized to execute a compact in substantially the following form with the states of Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama, and the legislature hereby signifies in advance its approval a…

Sec. 463.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Authority" means a regional transit authority created under this chapter. (2) "Complementary transportation services" includes: (A) special transportation services for a person who is elderly or has a disability; (B) medical transp…

Sec. 463.002. APPLICATION. This chapter applies to: (1) a county that is contiguous to the Gulf of Mexico or a bay or inlet opening into the gulf and that borders the United Mexican States; and (2) a county that borders a county described by Subdivision (1). Added by Acts 2019, 8…

Sec. 463.003. MUNICIPALITIES MAY PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES. This chapter does not prohibit a municipality from providing public transportation services. An authority may coordinate the provision of services with the municipality and include the services provided by the muni…

Sec. 463.051. POWERS APPLICABLE TO CONFIRMED AUTHORITY. This subchapter applies only to an authority that has been confirmed. Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 151 (H.B. 71), Sec. 1, eff. May 24, 2019.

Sec. 463.052. NATURE OF AUTHORITY. (a) An authority: (1) is a public political entity and corporate body; (2) has perpetual succession; and (3) exercises public and essential governmental functions. (b) The exercise of a power granted by this chapter, including a power relating t…

Sec. 463.053. RESPONSIBILITY FOR CONTROL OF AUTHORITY. Except as provided by Section 463.104, the executive committee is responsible for the management, operation, and control of an authority and its property. Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 151 (H.B. 71), Sec. 1, eff. M…

Sec. 463.054. GENERAL POWERS OF AUTHORITY. (a) An authority has any power necessary or convenient to carry out this chapter or to effect a purpose of this chapter. (b) An authority may sue and be sued. An authority may not be required to give security for costs in a suit brought …

Sec. 463.055. CONTRACTS; GRANTS AND LOANS. (a) An authority may contract with any person. (b) An authority may accept a grant or loan from any person. (c) An authority may enter one or more agreements with any municipality included in the territory of the authority for the distri…

Sec. 463.056. OPERATION OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM. (a) An authority may: (1) acquire, construct, develop, plan, own, operate, and maintain a public transportation system in the territory of the authority, including in the territory of a political subdivision; (2) contract w…

Sec. 463.057. ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY BY AGREEMENT. An authority may acquire rolling stock or other property under a contract or trust agreement, including a conditional sales contract, lease, and equipment trust certificate. Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 151 (H.B. 71)…

Sec. 463.058. USE AND ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY OF OTHERS. (a) For a purpose described by Section 463.056(a)(1) and as necessary or useful in the construction, repair, maintenance, or operation of the public transportation system, an authority may: (1) use a public way, including a…

Sec. 463.059. EMINENT DOMAIN PROCEEDINGS. (a) An eminent domain proceeding by an authority is initiated by the adoption by the executive committee of a resolution, after notice and a hearing, that: (1) describes the property interest to be acquired by the authority; (2) declares …

Sec. 463.060. AGREEMENT WITH UTILITIES; CARRIERS. An authority may agree with any other public or private utility, communication system, common carrier, or transportation system for: (1) the joint use in the authority of the property of the agreeing entities; or (2) the establish…

Sec. 463.061. FARES AND OTHER CHARGES. (a) An authority shall impose reasonable and nondiscriminatory fares, tolls, charges, rents, and other compensation for the use of the public transportation system sufficient to produce revenue, together with grants received by the authority…

Sec. 463.062. ENFORCEMENT OF FARES AND OTHER CHARGES; PENALTIES. (a) The executive committee by resolution may prohibit the use of the public transportation system by a person without payment of the appropriate fare for the use of the system and may establish reasonable and appro…

Sec. 463.063. FARE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. (a) An authority may employ or contract for persons to serve as fare enforcement officers to enforce the payment of fares for use of the public transportation system by: (1) requesting and inspecting evidence showing payment of the appropr…

Sec. 463.064. ENFORCEMENT OF HIGH OCCUPANCY VEHICLE LANE USAGE. (a) The executive committee by resolution may regulate or prohibit improper entrance into, exit from, and vehicle occupancy in high occupancy vehicle lanes operated, managed, or maintained by the authority. (b) The e…

Sec. 463.065. INSURANCE. (a) An authority may insure, through purchased insurance policies or self-insurance programs, or both, the legal liability of the authority and of its contractors and subcontractors arising from the acquisition, construction, or operation of the programs …

Sec. 463.066. TAX EXEMPTION. The property, revenue, and income of an authority are exempt from state and local taxes. Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 151 (H.B. 71), Sec. 1, eff. May 24, 2019.

Sec. 463.067. CONTINUATION OF EXISTING RAIL USE. For purposes of ownership or transfer of ownership of an interest in real property, a rail mass transit system line operating on property previously used by a railroad, railway, street railway, or interurban railway is a continuati…

Sec. 463.068. ELECTIONS. (a) In an election ordered by the executive committee: (1) the executive committee shall give notice of the election by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the authority at least once each week for three consecutive weeks, with the first …

Sec. 463.069. ADDITIONAL FEE. (a) In addition to a toll or other charge imposed under Section 367.011 or other law, an entity that operates an international bridge may impose a fee for the use of the bridge as follows: (1) not more than $1 for passenger vehicles; (2) not more tha…

Sec. 463.101. POWERS AND AUTHORITY OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. (a) The executive committee may: (1) employ and prescribe the compensation for a chief executive officer whom the committee may designate as the general manager or the executive director; (2) appoint auditors and attorney…