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Texas Transportation Code - Chapter 22 County And Municipal AirportsLegal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Transportation Code > Texas Transportation Code - Chapter 22 County And Municipal Airports In this chapter: (1) "Air navigation facility" means: (A) a facility, other than one owned and operated by the United States, used in or available ... (a) Subject to Chapter 101, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, the following functions are public and governmental functions, exercised for a public purpose, and matters ... This chapter shall be interpreted to make uniform as far as possible the laws and regulations of this state, other states, and the United States ... (a) A local government may plan, establish, construct, improve, equip, maintain, operate, regulate, protect, and police an airport or air navigation facility in or outside: ... Under Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution, a local government may finance facilities to be located on airport property, other than those described by Section ... For the purposes of this chapter, a local government may: (1) establish, acquire, or maintain, in or bordering the territory of the local government, an ... (a) A local government may adopt ordinances, resolutions, rules, and orders necessary to manage, govern, and use an airport or air navigation facility under its ... To enforce an ordinance, resolution, rule, or order adopted under Section 22.014(a), a local government, by ordinance or resolution as appropriate, may appoint airport guards ... This chapter does not: (1) authorize a local government to adopt an ordinance, resolution, rule, or order that establishes zones or otherwise regulates the height ... (a) The governing body of a local government by resolution may delegate to an officer, board, or other local governmental agency any power granted by ... (a) A local government may designate the Texas Department of Transportation as its agent in contracting for and supervising the planning, acquiring, constructing, improving, equipping, ... A local government may enter into a contract necessary to the execution of a power granted the local government and for a purpose provided by ... (a) A local government, by contract, lease, or other arrangement, on a consideration fixed by the local government and for a term not to exceed ... (a) In operating an airport or air navigation facility that it owns, leases, or controls, a local government may enter into a contract, lease, or ... (a) A lease of real property may not exceed 40 years if: (1) the lease is made under Section 22.011(c) or (d), Section 22.020, or ... A local government has a lien on personal property to enforce the payment of a charge for repairs or improvements to, or the storage or ... (a) A local government may dispose of an airport or air navigation facility or other property, or a portion of or interest in property, acquired ... An air navigation facility established or operated by a local government shall be supplementary to and coordinated in design and operation with those established and ... (a) The governing body of a municipality that owns an airport and is a party to an executory grant agreement with the Federal Aviation Administration ... (a) In this section, "ground transportation business" means the transportation by motor vehicle of persons or baggage for compensation, and includes transportation by a bus ... (a) The governing body of a local government may impose an annual property tax not to exceed five cents on each $100 valuation to improve, ... (a) A local government may pay wholly or partly from the proceeds of the sale of bonds the cost of planning, acquiring, establishing, constructing, improving, ... (a) The commissioners court of a county with a population of 15,000 to 15,250 may issue time warrants to: (1) condemn or purchase land to ... A local government shall deposit the revenue received by the local government from the ownership, control, or operation of an airport or air navigation facility, ... (a) A local government may accept, give a receipt for, disburse, and spend money from grants and loans for any of the purposes of this ... In this subchapter: (1) "Constituent agency" means a public agency that is a party to an agreement under Section 22.072 to act jointly under this ... (a) Two or more public agencies may enter into an agreement with each other for joint action under this chapter. Concurrent action by ordinance, resolution, ... A power or privilege granted to a local government by this chapter may be exercised jointly with a public agency of another state or the ... (a) Public agencies acting jointly under this subchapter shall create a joint board consisting of members appointed by the governing authority of each participating public ... (a) In this section, "nonconstituent municipality" means a municipality that has territory within the boundaries of an airport that is governed by a joint board ... (a) A joint board for which the constituent agencies are populous home-rule municipalities may not acquire in fee simple property in a municipality to enlarge ... (a) A joint board may not construct a facility to treat hazardous waste as defined by Section 361.003, Health and Safety Code, in an area ... (a) A joint board for which the constituent agencies are populous home-rule municipalities may not begin construction in a prohibited area of any of the ... A joint board for which the constituent agencies are populous home-rule municipalities may make an intergovernmental agreement with a political subdivision of the state. Acts ... (a) A municipality, a joint board for which the constituent agencies are populous home-rule municipalities, and the constituent agencies may make an agreement under which ... On or before December 1 of each year, the governing authority of each constituent agency of a joint board shall approve a budget determining the ... (a) A joint board may not, without the consent of each governing authority of the board's constituent agencies: (1) acquire an airport, air navigation facility, ... A joint board may license taxicabs transporting passengers to or from the airport and impose fees for issuing the licenses. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. ... (a) In this section, "ground transportation business" means the transportation by motor vehicle of persons or baggage for compensation. (b) A person commits an offense ... A resolution, rule, or order of a joint board dealing with a subject authorized by Section 22.014 or 22.081 is effective only on approval of ... (a) Each constituent agency shall deposit in a joint fund created and maintained to provide the joint board with money for expenditures necessary to carry ... (a) If constituent agencies or a nonprofit corporation created under Section 22.152 issues revenue bonds to finance the construction or acquisition of a facility or ... (a) A joint board, through self-insurance, purchased insurance, or both, may insure the joint board and its contractors and subcontractors against liability arising from the ... A joint board may: (1) accept credit cards in payment of fees for all or certain categories of services provided by or on behalf of ... A joint board may: (1) use the property, including terminal buildings, of a jointly owned airport to display, demonstrate, market, and sell aircraft and aircraft-related, ... (a) A joint board may spend or agree to spend the proceeds of revenue bonds under its control to acquire and install furniture, fixtures, and ... (a) In this section: (1) "Airport revenue" means revenue that is not already pledged or dedicated for another purpose and is received by a nonconstituent ... Text of section effective until Aug. 31, 2021. (a) A person may not develop a retail establishment in an area of a nonconstituent municipality, as ... The definitions in Subchapter D apply to this subchapter. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. ... (a) The public agencies, by concurrent order, ordinance, or resolution, may authorize the incorporation of a nonprofit airport facility financing corporation under this chapter to ... (a) The concurrent order, ordinance, or resolution of the constituent agencies authorizing incorporation of the nonprofit airport facility financing corporation must approve the articles of ... A nonprofit airport facility financing corporation may be incorporated under this chapter by filing its articles of incorporation with the secretary of state in the ... The joint board under whose authority the jointly owned airport is operated shall approve or prescribe the bylaws of the corporation. The bylaws may prescribe ... The corporation has the powers granted by this chapter, the Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act (Article 1396-1.01 et seq., Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), and all other ... (a) A nonprofit airport facility financing corporation may provide financing for the purposes described by Section 22.152(a) by issuing bonds, notes, or other forms of ... (a) No part of a nonprofit airport facility financing corporation's net earnings remaining after payment of its expenses and other obligations may benefit an individual, ... The constituent agencies that authorize the incorporation of a nonprofit airport facility financing corporation may alter the structure, organization, programs, or activities of the corporation ... (a) A local government that is unable to determine the ownership of an aircraft that has been located for more than 90 days at an ... Last modified: August 10, 2007 |