Texas Special District Local Laws Code Title 4, Chapter 4501 - Texas State Railroad Authority

SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 4501.001 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Authority" means the Texas State Railroad Authority. (2) "Board" means the authority's board of directors. (3) "Director" means a board member....
• Texas Section 4501.002 - Creation And Nature Of Authority
  The Texas State Railroad Authority is a special district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, for the development of parks and recreational facilities....
• Texas Section 4501.003 - Purposes Of Authority
  (a) The authority is created to: (1) purchase, own, hold, lease, and otherwise acquire facilities or other property to operate and maintain the Texas State...
• Texas Section 4501.004 - Findings Of Benefit And Public Purpose
  (a) The authority is created to serve a public use and benefit. (b) All residents of this state will benefit from the works and projects...

SUBCHAPTER B BOARD OF DIRECTORS

• Texas Section 4501.005 - General Water District Law Not Applicable
  Chapter 49, Water Code, does not apply to the authority. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 568 (S.B. 1659), Sec. 1, eff. June...
• Texas Section 4501.051 - Governing Body; Terms
  (a) The authority is governed by a board of seven voting directors appointed under Section 4501.053, with three directors appointed by the City of Palestine,...
• Texas Section 4501.052 - Eligibility
  (a) To be qualified to serve as a director, a person must be at least 21 years of age. (b) A voting director may not...
• Texas Section 4501.053 - Appointment Of Directors
  (a) Not later than August 31 of each year, by majority vote: (1) the city council of the City of Palestine shall appoint as a...
• Texas Section 4501.054 - Nonvoting Directors
  (a) The following persons serve as nonvoting directors: (1) the mayor of the City of Palestine or a member of the city council of the...
• Texas Section 4501.055 - Vacancies
  A board vacancy is filled in the same manner as the original appointment. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 568 (S.B. 1659), Sec....
• Texas Section 4501.056 - Voting Authority Of President
  The board president is a voting director but may vote only to break a tie. All other voting directors are entitled to one vote on...

SUBCHAPTER C POWERS AND DUTIES

• Texas Section 4501.057 - Officers
  (a) Each year, the board shall elect from among the voting directors officers for the authority, including a president, a vice president, a secretary, and...
• Texas Section 4501.101 - General Powers
  The authority has the powers necessary to accomplish any authority purpose, including the purposes specified in Section 4501.003. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S.,...
• Texas Section 4501.102 - Contract To Manage Or Operate Authority Property
  The authority may contract with any person to manage or operate all or part of authority property. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch....
• Texas Section 4501.103 - Competitive Bidding
  (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the competitive bidding requirements for a municipality under Chapter 252, Local Government Code, apply to the authority. (b)...
• Texas Section 4501.104 - General Property Powers
  The authority may: (1) acquire, own, lease, operate, construct, maintain, repair, improve, or extend improvements, equipment, or any other property necessary to accomplish an authority...
• Texas Section 4501.105 - Conditional Transfer Of Property
  (a) A conveyance of authority property, including a lease, to a private operator or any other person must be conditioned on an obligation that the...
• Texas Section 4501.106 - Surplus Property
  The authority, with the consent of the Parks and Wildlife Department, may dispose of surplus property, including by exchanging the surplus property with another person...
• Texas Section 4501.107 - Disposition Of Public Parks And Recreational Lands; Exemption From Applicability Of Other Law
  Chapter 253, Local Government Code, and Chapter 26, Parks and Wildlife Code, do not apply to the use, transfer, or other disposition of property by...
• Texas Section 4501.108 - Nonprofit Corporation
  (a) The board by resolution may authorize the creation of a nonprofit corporation to assist the authority in implementing a project or providing a service...

SUBCHAPTER D GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 4501.109 - Authority To Sue And Be Sued; Immunity
  (a) The authority may sue and be sued in this state. (b) This section does not waive any governmental immunity that would otherwise apply to...
• Texas Section 4501.151 - Ad Valorem Taxes Prohibited
  The authority may not impose an ad valorem tax. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 568 (S.B. 1659), Sec. 1, eff. June 16,
• Texas Section 4501.152 - Grants; Donations
  The authority may accept grants and donations, including property, for any authority purpose. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 568 (S.B. 1659), Sec....

SUBCHAPTER E DISSOLUTION

• Texas Section 4501.153 - Grants From Other Taxing Authority; Contract
  (a) A taxing authority in Anderson or Cherokee County may by contract grant to the authority: (1) sales tax revenue received from a sale made...
• Texas Section 4501.201 - Dissolution Of Authority; Outstanding Debt
  (a) The board may dissolve the authority regardless of whether the authority has debt. (b) If the authority has debt when it is dissolved, the...

Last modified: September 28, 2016