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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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TRANSPORTATION CODE |
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Title 6. ROADWAYS |
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Subtitle K. MASS TRANSPORTATION |
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Chapter 452. REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITIES |
| Subchapter A. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
| § 452.001. DEFINITIONS |
| § 452.002. DETERMINATION OF POPULATION |
| § 452.003. MUNICIPALITIES MAY PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION SERVICES |
| § 452.004. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF AUTHORITY CONSISTING OF ONE SUBREGION |
| Subchapter B. POWERS OF AUTHORITIES |
| § 452.051. POWERS APPLICABLE TO CONFIRMED AUTHORITY |
| § 452.052. NATURE OF AUTHORITY |
| § 452.053. RESPONSIBILITY FOR CONTROL OF AUTHORITY |
| § 452.054. GENERAL POWERS OF AUTHORITY |
| § 452.055. CONTRACTS; GRANTS AND LOANS |
| § 452.056. OPERATION OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM |
| § 452.0561. LIABILITY OF TRANSPORTATION ENTITY PROVIDING PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION |
| § 452.057. ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY BY AGREEMENT |
| § 452.058. USE AND ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY OF OTHERS |
| § 452.059. EMINENT DOMAIN PROCEEDINGS |
| § 452.060. AGREEMENT WITH UTILITIES, CARRIERS |
| § 452.061. FARES AND OTHER CHARGES |
| § 452.0611. ENFORCEMENT OF FARES AND OTHER CHARGES; PENALTIES |
| § 452.0612. FARE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS |
| § 452.0613. ENFORCEMENT OF HIGH OCCUPANCY VEHICLE LANE USAGE; PENALTIES |
| § 452.062. INSURANCE |
| § 452.063. TAX EXEMPTION |
| § 452.064. LIGHT RAIL SYSTEM: REGULATORY EXEMPTION |
| § 452.065. ELECTRIC POWER FOR RAIL SYSTEM: CERTAIN AUTHORITIES |
| § 452.066. ELECTIONS |
| Subchapter C. MANAGEMENT OF AUTHORITY |
| § 452.101. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE: POWERS |
| § 452.102. INVESTMENTS |
| § 452.103. DEPOSITORY; DEPOSIT OF FUNDS |
| § 452.104. CHIEF EXECUTIVE: DUTIES |
| § 452.105. RULES |
| § 452.1055. PROHIBITION OF CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE |
| § 452.106. PROCUREMENT RULES |
| § 452.107. PURCHASES: COMPETITIVE BIDDING |
| § 452.108. DURATION OF CONTRACTS AND DELEGATION OF POWERS |
| § 452.109. EXPLANATION OF CONTRACT AWARDS IN CERTAIN AUTHORITIES |
| § 452.1095. EXEMPTION FROM OTHER CONTRACTING LAW FOR CERTAIN AUTHORITIES |
| § 452.110. PEACE OFFICERS |
| § 452.111. EXTRAORDINARY VOTE REQUIRED IN CERTAIN AUTHORITIES |
| § 452.112. ADVISORY COMMITTEES IN CERTAIN AUTHORITIES |
| § 452.113. BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS |
| § 452.114. BUDGET IN AUTHORITY CREATED BY CONTIGUOUS MUNICIPALITY |
| § 452.115. PUBLIC HEARING ON FARE AND SERVICE CHANGES IN CERTAIN AUTHORITIES |
| § 452.116. PUBLIC HEARING ON FARE AND SERVICE CHANGES IN CERTAIN AUTHORITIES: EXCEPTIONS |
| § 452.117. PUBLIC HEARING ON EXPERIMENTAL SERVICE CHANGE |
| § 452.118. NOTICE OF HEARING ON FARE OR SERVICE CHANGE IN CERTAIN AUTHORITIES |
| Subchapter D. STATION OR TERMINAL COMPLEX SYSTEMS |
| § 452.151. STATION OR TERMINAL COMPLEX: SYSTEM PLAN |
| § 452.152. STATION OR TERMINAL COMPLEX: FACILITIES |
| § 452.153. APPROVAL OF MUNICIPALITY |
| § 452.154. STATION OR TERMINAL COMPLEX: LIMITATION ON REAL PROPERTY ACQUISITION BY CONDEMNATION |
| § 452.155. TRANSFER OF REAL PROPERTY IN STATION OR TERMINAL COMPLEX |
| Subchapter E. SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES |
| § 452.201. MINORITY AND WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESS PROGRAM IN CERTAIN AUTHORITIES |
| § 452.202. TRANSPORTATION FOR JOBS PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS |
| § 452.203. WAIVER OF FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS |
| Subchapter G. SERVICE PLANS |
| § 452.301. IMPLEMENTATION OF SERVICE PLAN: CERTAIN AUTHORITIES |
| § 452.302. CHANGE IN SERVICE PLAN: GENERAL RULE |
| § 452.303. MAJOR SERVICE PLAN CHANGE: NOTICE AND HEARING |
| § 452.304. ADOPTION OF MAJOR SERVICE PLAN CHANGE |
| § 452.305. SERVICE PLAN CHANGE: AUTHORITY CREATED BY CONTIGUOUS MUNICIPALITY |
| Subchapter H. BONDS |
| § 452.351. DEFINITION |
| § 452.352. POWER TO ISSUE BONDS |
| § 452.353. BOND TERMS |
| § 452.354. SALE |
| § 452.355. APPROVAL; REGISTRATION |
| § 452.356. INCONTESTABILITY |
| § 452.357. SECURITY PLEDGED |
| § 452.358. USE OF REVENUE |
| § 452.359. REFUNDING BONDS |
| § 452.360. BONDS AS AUTHORIZED INVESTMENTS |
| § 452.361. EXCHANGE OF BONDS FOR EXISTING SYSTEM |
| § 452.362. ELECTION TO PLEDGE TAXES |
| § 452.363. ALTERNATE ELECTION PROCEDURES FOR CERTAIN AUTHORITIES |
| § 452.364. TAX EXEMPTION |
| Subchapter I. TAXATION |
| § 452.401. SALES AND USE TAX |
| § 452.402. RATE INCREASE: SALES AND USE TAX |
| § 452.403. MAXIMUM TAX RATE IN AUTHORITY AREA |
| § 452.404. INITIAL SALES TAX: EFFECTIVE DATE |
| § 452.405. RATE DECREASE: SALES AND USE TAX |
| § 452.406. DIFFERENT SUBREGIONAL SALES AND USE TAX RATES |
| § 452.407. PROPERTY TAXES |
| Subchapter J. FINANCIAL AND PERFORMANCE AUDITS |
| § 452.451. FINANCIAL AUDITS |
| § 452.452. REVIEW OF AUDIT: CERTAIN AUTHORITIES |
| § 452.454. PERFORMANCE AUDITS: CERTAIN AUTHORITIES |
| § 452.455. COMPUTATION OF PERFORMANCE INDICATORS |
| § 452.456. PERFORMANCE AUDIT RESPONSE; HEARING |
| § 452.457. DELIVERY OF REPORT AND RESPONSE |
| Subchapter K. PROVISIONS GENERALLY APPLICABLE TO EXECUTIVE COMMITTEES |
| § 452.501. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER |
| § 452.502. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF REGIONAL AUTHORITY |
| § 452.503. TERMS; VACANCY |
| § 452.504. OFFICERS |
| § 452.505. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST |
| § 452.506. MEETINGS |
| § 452.507. QUORUM; VOTING REQUIREMENTS |
| Subchapter L. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF AUTHORITY CREATED BY CONTIGUOUS MUNICIPALITY |
| § 452.521. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER |
| § 452.522. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE |
| § 452.523. MEMBERSHIP TERMS; VACANCIES |
| § 452.524. OFFICERS |
| § 452.525. REMOVAL OF MEMBERS |
| § 452.526. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST |
| § 452.527. MEETINGS |
| § 452.528. QUORUM; VOTING REQUIREMENT |
| Subchapter M. PROVISIONS GENERALLY APPLICABLE TO SUBREGIONAL BOARDS |
| § 452.541. BOARD MEMBERSHIP: RESIDENCY IN AUTHORITY |
| § 452.542. SERVICE ON BOARD; VACANCIES |
| § 452.543. BOARD OFFICERS |
| § 452.544. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST |
| § 452.545. DUTIES |
| § 452.546. BOARD MEETINGS |
| § 452.547. COMPENSATION; EXPENSES |
| Subchapter N. SUBREGIONAL BOARD IN AUTHORITY HAVING NO MUNICIPALITY WITH POPULATION OF MORE THAN 800,000 |
| § 452.561. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER |
| § 452.562. BOARD MEMBERSHIP; APPOINTMENTS |
| § 452.563. QUORUM |
| Subchapter O. SUBREGIONAL BOARD IN SUBREGION HAVING PRINCIPAL MUNICIPALITY WITH POPULATION OF MORE THAN 800,000 |
| § 452.571. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER |
| § 452.572. BOARD MEMBERSHIP; MUNICIPAL REPRESENTATION |
| § 452.573. ALLOCATION OF MEMBERSHIP AMONG MUNICIPALITIES |
| § 452.574. BOARD MEMBERSHIP: ELIGIBILITY |
| § 452.575. APPOINTMENTS TO REFLECT COMPOSITION OF MUNICIPALITY |
| § 452.576. MAXIMUM MUNICIPAL MEMBERSHIP ENTITLEMENT; REALLOCATION |
| § 452.577. REAPPORTIONMENT |
| § 452.578. TERMS OF BOARD MEMBERS |
| § 452.579. QUORUM; ACTIONS |
| § 452.580. CHANGE OF BUDGETING POLICY |
| Subchapter P. ADDITION OF TERRITORY |
| § 452.601. ADDITION OF TERRITORY BY MUNICIPAL ANNEXATION |
| § 452.602. ADDITION OF MUNICIPALITY BY ELECTION |
| § 452.6025. ADDITION OF CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES BY ELECTION |
| § 452.603. ADDITION OF COUNTY AREA BY ELECTION |
| § 452.604. PROCEDURE FOR ANNEXATION OF ALL OR PART OF ANOTHER SUBREGION |
| § 452.605. JOINING AUTHORITY: CERTAIN AUTHORITIES |
| § 452.606. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE APPROVAL OF ANNEXATION: EFFECTIVE DATE |
| § 452.607. ADDED TERRITORY: EFFECTIVE DATE OF TAXES |
| Subchapter Q. WITHDRAWAL OF TERRITORY FROM AUTHORITY; DISSOLUTION |
| § 452.651. WITHDRAWAL OF UNIT OF ELECTION |
| § 452.652. PETITION FOR WITHDRAWAL ELECTION |
| § 452.653. REVIEW OF PETITION |
| § 452.654. INVALID PETITION |
| § 452.655. ELECTION |
| § 452.656. RESULT OF WITHDRAWAL ELECTION |
| § 452.657. EFFECT OF WITHDRAWAL |
| § 452.658. COLLECTION OF SALES AND USE TAX AFTER WITHDRAWAL |
| § 452.659. DETERMINATION OF TOTAL AMOUNT OF FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS OF WITHDRAWN UNIT |
| § 452.660. ADDITIONAL COMPUTATIONS FOR CERTAIN AUTHORITIES |
| § 452.661. CERTIFICATION OF NET FINANCIAL OBLIGATION OF UNIT |
| § 452.662. DISSOLUTION OF AUTHORITY CREATED BY CONTIGUOUS MUNICIPALITY |
| Subchapter R. CREATION OF AUTHORITIES |
| § 452.701. CREATION OF REGIONAL OR SUBREGIONAL AUTHORITY AUTHORIZED |
| § 452.702. JOINT OR MERGED SUBREGIONAL AUTHORITIES |
| § 452.703. INITIATING ORDER OR RESOLUTION: CONTENTS |
| § 452.704. BOUNDARIES OF AUTHORITY |
| § 452.705. NOTICE OF HEARING |
| § 452.706. CONDUCT OF HEARING |
| § 452.707. PARTICIPATION BY OTHER ENTITIES |
| § 452.708. RESOLUTION OR ORDER |
| § 452.709. FAILURE OF OTHER ENTITIES TO JOIN |
| § 452.710. INTERIM SUBREGIONAL BOARD |
| § 452.711. INTERIM EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE |
| § 452.712. APPROVAL OF SERVICE PLAN AND TAX RATE |
| § 452.713. APPROVAL OF SERVICE PLAN AND NOTICE OF INTENT TO ORDER ELECTION |
| § 452.714. CREATION OF UNITS OF ELECTION |
| § 452.715. CONFIRMATION ELECTION |
| § 452.716. CONDUCT OF ELECTION: SEPARATE TABULATIONS |
| § 452.717. RESULTS OF ELECTION; ORDER |
| § 452.718. RESULTS OF ELECTION IN CONTIGUOUS MUNICIPALITIES |
| § 452.719. COST OF ELECTION |
| § 452.720. EXPIRATION OF UNCONFIRMED AUTHORITY |