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Texas Transportation Code - Chapter 171 Freight Rail DistrictsLegal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Transportation Code > Texas Transportation Code - Chapter 171 Freight Rail Districts Sponsored LinksIn this chapter: (1) "Board" means the district's board of directors. (2) "Bonds" has the meaning assigned by Chapter 623, Acts of the 67th Legislature, ... (a) Except as provided by this chapter, Sections 2-9, Chapter 623, Acts of the 67th Legislature, Regular Session, 1981 (Article 6550c, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), ... A district may be created only in a county with a population of 3.3 million or more and counties adjacent to such a county. Added ... (a) The governing body of one or more counties and the most populous municipality in the most populous county may by concurrent order or ordinance ... The governing bodies of the county or counties and of the most populous municipality in the most populous county may provide that the district may ... The district consists of the territory of each county that created the district and the territory of the most populous municipality in the most populous ... The board consists of directors, including a presiding officer, as provided in the order or ordinance creating the district under Section 171.052(b). Added by Acts ... The Texas Transportation Commission may appoint to the board a representative to serve as a nonvoting ex officio director. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ... Chapter 171, Local Government Code, governs conflicts of interest for directors. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 756, § 1, eff. June 17, 2005. ... A district may exercise the transportation project powers of a regional mobility authority under Chapter 370 for a transportation project that is a freight rail ... A district may contract with any person, including: (1) a county or municipality, including a county or municipality that created the district; (2) this state ... The commissioners court of a county that is not in the district may authorize the district to exercise its powers in that county if that ... (a) The district may exercise the powers of an intermunicipal commuter rail district created under Article 6550c-1, Revised Statutes, only if the concurrent order or ... If the property to be condemned is located in the corporate limits of one or more municipalities, the district may exercise the power of eminent ... (a) Before a district may undertake a freight or commuter rail project that materially affects the tracks, facilities, or other property of a railroad that ... A district project may be conducted only in a manner that preserves the existing rail industry regulatory structure and railroad ownership rights. Added by Acts ... The district may not undertake a project that changes the existing competitive relationships between and among railroads. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 756, ... The district may not undertake a project that negatively affects a railroad's present or future ability to provide consistent service to its customers. Added by ... This chapter does not prohibit the district from authorizing multiple freight railroads to operate on district rail facilities. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. ... The power of eminent domain may not be exercised under this chapter to condemn a right-of-way owned by a railroad. Added by Acts 2005, 79th ... This subchapter does not apply to a rail-roadway or rail-rail grade separation project. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 756, § 1, eff. June ... A district may secure and pledge revenues derived from any source to secure the payment of district bonds. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. ... Subchapter O, Chapter 60, Water Code, as added by Chapter 307, Acts of the 78th Legislature, Regular Session, 2003, applies to the district as if ... A district may not impose an ad valorem tax or a sales and use tax. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 756, § 1, ... (a) A district may not impose a fee or other charge on a railroad unless the railroad agrees to the fee or other charge. (b) ... The district may not spend money, including money from state or federal grants, to purchase a rail facility operated by a port terminal railroad. Added ... (a) A county or municipality that created the district may petition the board for approval to withdraw from the district. The board may approve the ... In addition to the dissolution procedures provided by Chapter 623, Acts of the 67th Legislature, Regular Session, 1981 (Article 6550c, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), the ... Last modified: August 11, 2007 |