Texas Government Code Title 7, Chapter 791 - Interlocal Cooperation Contracts
SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Texas Section 791.001 - Purpose
The purpose of this chapter is to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of local governments by authorizing them to contract, to the greatest possible extent,...
- Texas Section 791.002 - Short Title
This chapter may be cited as the Interlocal Cooperation Act. Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 38, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
- Texas Section 791.003 - Definitions
In this chapter: (1) "Administrative functions" means functions normally associated with the routine operation of government, including tax assessment and collection, personnel services, purchasing, records...
- Texas Section 791.004 - Interlocal Contract; Dual Office Holding
A person acting under an interlocal contract does not, because of that action, hold more than one civil office of emolument or more than one...
- Texas Section 791.005 - Effect Of Chapter
This chapter does not affect an act done or a right, duty, or penalty existing before May 31, 1971. Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg.,...
SUBCHAPTER B GENERAL INTERLOCAL CONTRACTING AUTHORITY
- Texas Section 791.006 - Liability In Fire Protection Contract Or Provision Of Law Enforcement Services
(a) If governmental units contract under this chapter to furnish or obtain services of a fire department, such as training, fire suppression, fire fighting, ambulance...
- Texas Section 791.011 - Contracting Authority; Terms
(a) A local government may contract or agree with another local government or a federally recognized Indian tribe, as listed by the United States secretary...
- Texas Section 791.012 - Law Applicable To Contracting Parties
Local governments that are parties to an interlocal contract for the performance of a service may, in performing the service, apply the law applicable to...
- Texas Section 791.013 - Contract Supervision And Administration
(a) To supervise the performance of an interlocal contract, the parties to the contract may: (1) create an administrative agency; (2) designate an existing local...
- Texas Section 791.014 - Approval Requirement For Counties
(a) Before beginning a project to construct, improve, or repair a building, road, or other facility under an interlocal contract, the commissioners court of a...
SUBCHAPTER C SPECIFIC INTERLOCAL CONTRACTING AUTHORITY
- Texas Section 791.015 - Submission Of Disputes To Alternative Dispute Resolution Procedures
Local governments that are parties to an interlocal contract may provide in the contract for the submission of disputes arising under the contract to the...
- Texas Section 791.021 - Contracts For Regional Correctional Facilities
The parties to an interlocal contract may contract with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for the construction, operation, and maintenance of a regional correctional...
- Texas Section 791.022 - Contracts For Regional Jail Facilities
(a) In this section: (1) "Facility" means a regional jail facility constructed or acquired under this section. (2) "Jailer" means a person with authority to...
- Texas Section 791.023 - Contracts For State Criminal Justice Facilities
The state or an agency of the state may contract with one or more entities to finance, construct, operate, maintain, or manage a criminal justice...
- Texas Section 791.024 - Contracts For Community Corrections Facilities
A community supervision and corrections department established under Section 76.002 may agree with the state, an agency of the state, or a local government to...
- Texas Section 791.025 - Contracts For Purchases
(a) A local government, including a council of governments, may agree with another local government or with the state or a state agency, including the...
- Texas Section 791.026 - Contracts For Water Supply And Wastewater Treatment Facilities
(a) A municipality, district, or river authority of this state may contract with another municipality, district, or river authority of this state to obtain or...
- Texas Section 791.027 - Emergency Assistance
(a) A local government may provide emergency assistance to another local government, whether or not the local governments have previously agreed or contracted to provide...
- Texas Section 791.028 - Contracts For Joint Payment Of Road Construction And Improvements
(a) In this section: (1) "Highway project" means the acquisition, design, construction, improvement, or beautification of a state or local highway, turnpike, or road project....
- Texas Section 791.029 - Contracts For Regional Records Centers
(a) By resolution of its governing body, a political subdivision of the state may contract with another political subdivision of the state to participate in...
- Texas Section 791.030 - Health Care And Hospital Services
A local government may contract with another local government authorized to provide health care and hospital services to provide those services for the local government's...
- Texas Section 791.031 - Transportation Infrastructure
(a) This section applies only to a local government, other than a school district, that is authorized to impose ad valorem taxes on real property....
- Texas Section 791.032 - Construction, Improvement, And Repair Of Streets In Municipalities
With the approval of the governing body of a municipality, a local government may enter into an interlocal contract with the municipality to finance the...
- Texas Section 791.033 - Contracts To Construct, Maintain, Or Operate Facilities On State Highway System
(a) In this section, "state highway system" means the highways in this state included in the plan providing for a system of state highways prepared...
- Texas Section 791.034 - Interlocal Contract For Relief Highway Route Around Certain Municipalities
(a) The governing body of a municipality located in a county in which is located a facility licensed to dispose of low-level radioactive waste under...
- Texas Section 791.035 - Contracts With Institutions Of Higher Education Or University Systems
(a) A local government and an institution of higher education or university system may contract with one another to perform any governmental functions and services....
- Texas Section 791.036 - Regulation Of Traffic In Special Districts
The commissioners court of a county may enter into an interlocal contract with the board of a special district to apply the county's traffic regulations...
Last modified: September 28, 2016