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House Bill 1112 |
House Author: Phillips |
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Effective: See below |
Senate Sponsor: Nichols |
House Bill 1112 amends Transportation Code provisions relating to the authority and powers of a regional mobility authority. Among other provisions, the bill:
· authorizes an authority to participate in the state travel management program and authorizes the comptroller to charge the authority a related fee;
· authorizes an authority to borrow money from or enter into a loan agreement or other arrangement with any public or private entity;
· authorizes an authority to pledge available funds to the payment of any obligations of the authority under an authorized contract or agreement; and
· provides that an authority has the same powers and duties as the Texas Department of Transportation, a county toll project entity, and a regional tollway authority with regard to toll collection and enforcement for a toll project.
The bill also authorizes the governing body of a municipality to establish the governing body as the board of directors of an authority created by a municipality and requires the governor to appoint an additional director in such a case. The bill adds governance provisions that relate to an authority governed by the governing body of a municipality and prohibits such an authority from being dissolved unless certain conditions are met.
Except for provisions relating to the board of directors of an authority created by a municipality, which have no effect if the attorney general issues an opinion prohibiting a member of the governing body of a municipality from serving as a director of an authority, the bill takes effect June 17, 2011.