Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
TRANSPORTATION CODE |
Title 6. ROADWAYS |
Subtitle K. MASS TRANSPORTATION |
Chapter 451. METROPOLITAN RAPID TRANSIT AUTHORITIES |
Subchapter B. POWERS OF AUTHORITIES |
Sec. 451.068. FREE FARES PROGRAM: CERTAIN AUTHORITIES
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(a) An authority confirmed before July 1, 1985, and in which the principal municipality has a population of less than 850,000 may, through the operation of a program, charge no fares.
(b) A program under this section:
(1) must have clearly defined goals adopted by the authority;
(2) expires annually, unless renewed; and
(3) may be renewed only after the program's costs and benefits are evaluated.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1163 , Sec. 143, eff. September 1, 2011.