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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the powers of rural and urban transit districts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 458.011, Transportation Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 458.011. ADDITIONAL POWERS OF RURAL OR URBAN TRANSIT |
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DISTRICT. (a) A rural or urban transit district may contract with |
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any governmental agency or private person, firm, or corporation |
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for: |
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(1) the use by either party to the contract of all or |
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any part of a facility, structure, interest in land, air right over |
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land, or right-of-way that is owned, leased, or held by the other |
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party; or |
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(2) the purpose of planning, constructing, or |
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operating a facility or performing a service that the rural transit |
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district is authorized to operate or perform. |
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(b) The governing body of a rural or urban transit district |
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by resolution may adopt rules for the safe and efficient operation |
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and maintenance of the transit district's transportation system. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |