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Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 370.001. Short Title - Sec. 370.001. SHORT TITLE. This chapter may be cited as...
Section 370.003. Definitions - Sec. 370.003. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Authority" means a...
Section 370.004. Construction Costs Defined - Sec. 370.004. CONSTRUCTION COSTS DEFINED. (a) The cost of acquisition,...
Subchapter B. Creation and Powers of Regional Mobility Authorities
Section 370.031. Creation of a Regional Mobility Authority - Sec. 370.031. CREATION OF A REGIONAL MOBILITY AUTHORITY. (a) At...
Section 370.0311. Certain Municipalities - Sec. 370.0311. CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES. (a) This section applies to a...
Section 370.0315. Addition and Withdrawal of Counties - Sec. 370.0315. ADDITION AND WITHDRAWAL OF COUNTIES. (a) One or...
Section 370.032. Nature of Regional Mobility Authority - Sec. 370.032. NATURE OF REGIONAL MOBILITY AUTHORITY. (a) An authority...
Section 370.033. General Powers - Sec. 370.033. GENERAL POWERS. (a) An authority, through its board,...
Section 370.034. Establishment of Transportation Systems - Sec. 370.034. ESTABLISHMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS. (a) If an authority...
Section 370.036. Transfer of Bonded Turnpike Project to Department - Sec. 370.036. TRANSFER OF BONDED TURNPIKE PROJECT TO DEPARTMENT. (a)...
Section 370.037. Transfer of Ferry Connecting State Highways - Sec. 370.037. TRANSFER OF FERRY CONNECTING STATE HIGHWAYS. (a) The...
Section 370.038. Commission Rules - Sec. 370.038. COMMISSION RULES. (a) The commission shall adopt rules...
Section 370.039. Transfer of Transportation Project or System - Sec. 370.039. TRANSFER OF TRANSPORTATION PROJECT OR SYSTEM. (a) An...
Subchapter C. Feasibility of Regional Transportation Projects
Section 370.071. Expenditures for Feasibility Studies - Sec. 370.071. EXPENDITURES FOR FEASIBILITY STUDIES. (a) An authority may...
Section 370.072. Feasibility Study Fund - Sec. 370.072. FEASIBILITY STUDY FUND. (a) An authority may maintain...
Section 370.073. Feasibility Study by Municipality, County, Other Governmental Entity, or Private Group - Sec. 370.073. FEASIBILITY STUDY BY MUNICIPALITY, COUNTY, OTHER GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY,...
Subchapter D. Transportation Project Financing
Section 370.111. Transportation Revenue Bonds - Sec. 370.111. TRANSPORTATION REVENUE BONDS. (a) An authority, by bond...
Section 370.112. Interim Bonds - Sec. 370.112. INTERIM BONDS. (a) An authority may, before issuing...
Section 370.113. Payment of Bonds; State and County Credit - Sec. 370.113. PAYMENT OF BONDS; STATE AND COUNTY CREDIT. (a)...
Section 370.114. Effect of Lien - Sec. 370.114. EFFECT OF LIEN. (a) A lien on or...
Section 370.115. Bond Indenture - Sec. 370.115. BOND INDENTURE. (a) Bonds issued by an authority...
Section 370.116. Approval of Bonds by Attorney General - Sec. 370.116. APPROVAL OF BONDS BY ATTORNEY GENERAL. (a) An...
Section 370.117. Furnishing of Indemnifying Bonds or Pledges of Securities - Sec. 370.117. FURNISHING OF INDEMNIFYING BONDS OR PLEDGES OF SECURITIES....
Section 370.118. Applicability of Other Law; Conflicts - Sec. 370.118. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW; CONFLICTS. All laws affecting...
Subchapter E. Acquisition, Construction, and Operation of Transportation Projects
Section 370.161. Transportation Projects Extending Into Other Counties - Sec. 370.161. TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS EXTENDING INTO OTHER COUNTIES. An authority...
Section 370.162. Powers and Procedures of Authority in Acquiring Property - Sec. 370.162. POWERS AND PROCEDURES OF AUTHORITY IN ACQUIRING PROPERTY....
Section 370.163. Acquisition of Property - Sec. 370.163. ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY. (a) Except as otherwise provided...
Section 370.164. Declaration of Taking - Sec. 370.164. DECLARATION OF TAKING. (a) An authority may file...
Section 370.165. Possession of Property - Sec. 370.165. POSSESSION OF PROPERTY. (a) Immediately on the filing...
Section 370.166. Participation Payment for Real Property - Sec. 370.166. PARTICIPATION PAYMENT FOR REAL PROPERTY. (a) As an...
Section 370.167. Severance of Real Property - Sec. 370.167. SEVERANCE OF REAL PROPERTY. (a) If a transportation...
Section 370.168. Acquisition of Rights in Public Real Property - Sec. 370.168. ACQUISITION OF RIGHTS IN PUBLIC REAL PROPERTY. (a)...
Section 370.169. Compensation for and Restoration of Public Property - Sec. 370.169. COMPENSATION FOR AND RESTORATION OF PUBLIC PROPERTY. (a)...
Section 370.170. Public Utility Facilities - Sec. 370.170. PUBLIC UTILITY FACILITIES. (a) An authority may adopt...
Section 370.171. Lease, Sale, or Conveyance of Transportation Project - Sec. 370.171. LEASE, SALE, OR CONVEYANCE OF TRANSPORTATION PROJECT. An...
Section 370.172. Revenue - Sec. 370.172. REVENUE. (a) An authority may: (1) impose tolls,...
Section 370.173. Authority Revolving Fund - Sec. 370.173. AUTHORITY REVOLVING FUND. (a) An authority may maintain...
Section 370.174. Use of Surplus Revenue - Sec. 370.174. USE OF SURPLUS REVENUE. (a) Each year, if...
Section 370.175. Exemption From Taxation or Assessment - Sec. 370.175. EXEMPTION FROM TAXATION OR ASSESSMENT. (a) An authority...
Section 370.176. Actions Affecting Existing Roads - Sec. 370.176. ACTIONS AFFECTING EXISTING ROADS. (a) An authority may...
Section 370.177. Failure or Refusal to Pay Turnpike Project Toll; Offense; Administrative Penalty - Sec. 370.177. FAILURE OR REFUSAL TO PAY TURNPIKE PROJECT TOLL;...
Section 370.178. Use and Return of Transponders - Sec. 370.178. USE AND RETURN OF TRANSPONDERS. (a) For purposes...
Section 370.179. Controlled Access to Turnpike Projects - Sec. 370.179. CONTROLLED ACCESS TO TURNPIKE PROJECTS. (a) An authority...
Section 370.180. Promotion of Transportation Project - Sec. 370.180. PROMOTION OF TRANSPORTATION PROJECT. An authority may promote...
Section 370.181. Operation of Transportation Project - Sec. 370.181. OPERATION OF TRANSPORTATION PROJECT. (a) An authority shall...
Section 370.182. Audit - Sec. 370.182. AUDIT. (a) An authority shall have a certified...
Section 370.183. Disadvantaged Businesses - Sec. 370.183. DISADVANTAGED BUSINESSES. (a) Consistent with general law, an...
Section 370.184. Procurement - Sec. 370.184. PROCUREMENT. An authority shall adopt rules governing the...
Section 370.185. Competitive Bidding - Sec. 370.185. COMPETITIVE BIDDING. A contract made by an authority...
Section 370.186. Contracts With Governmental Entities - Sec. 370.186. CONTRACTS WITH GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES. (a) Except as provided...
Section 370.187. Project Approval - Sec. 370.187. PROJECT APPROVAL. (a) An authority may not begin...
Section 370.189. Department Maintenance and Operation - Sec. 370.189. DEPARTMENT MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION. (a) If requested by...
Section 370.190. Property of Certain Transportation Authorities - Sec. 370.190. PROPERTY OF CERTAIN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITIES. An authority may...
Section 370.191. Commercial Transportation Processing Systems - Sec. 370.191. COMMERCIAL TRANSPORTATION PROCESSING SYSTEMS. (a) In this section,...
Section 370.1911. Commercial Transportation Processing Systems at Inspection Facilities at Interstate Borders - Sec. 370.1911. COMMERCIAL TRANSPORTATION PROCESSING SYSTEMS AT INSPECTION FACILITIES AT...
Section 370.192. Property of Rapid Transit Authorities - Sec. 370.192. PROPERTY OF RAPID TRANSIT AUTHORITIES. An authority may...
Section 370.193. Priority Boarding of Ferry - Sec. 370.193. PRIORITY BOARDING OF FERRY. An authority may establish...
Subchapter F. Governance
Section 370.251. Board of Directors - Sec. 370.251. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. (a) Except as provided by...
Section 370.2511. Board of Directors: Certain Authorities - Sec. 370.2511. BOARD OF DIRECTORS: CERTAIN AUTHORITIES. (a) This section...
Section 370.2515. Board Composition Proposal by Turnpike Authority - Sec. 370.2515. BOARD COMPOSITION PROPOSAL BY TURNPIKE AUTHORITY. If a...
Section 370.252. Prohibited Conduct for Directors and Employees - Sec. 370.252. PROHIBITED CONDUCT FOR DIRECTORS AND EMPLOYEES. (a) A...
Section 370.2521. Filing of Financial Statement by Director - Sec. 370.2521. FILING OF FINANCIAL STATEMENT BY DIRECTOR. (a) Except...
Section 370.2522. Applicability of Conflicts of Interest Law to Directors - Sec. 370.2522. APPLICABILITY OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST LAW TO DIRECTORS....
Section 370.2523. Applicability of Nepotism Laws - Sec. 370.2523. APPLICABILITY OF NEPOTISM LAWS. A director is a...
Section 370.253. Surety Bonds - Sec. 370.253. SURETY BONDS. (a) Before beginning a term, each...
Section 370.254. Removal of Director - Sec. 370.254. REMOVAL OF DIRECTOR. (a) It is a ground...
Section 370.255. Compensation of Director - Sec. 370.255. COMPENSATION OF DIRECTOR. Each director is entitled to...
Section 370.256. Evidence of Authority Actions - Sec. 370.256. EVIDENCE OF AUTHORITY ACTIONS. Actions of an authority...
Section 370.257. Public Access - Sec. 370.257. PUBLIC ACCESS. An authority shall: (1) make and...
Section 370.258. Indemnification - Sec. 370.258. INDEMNIFICATION. (a) An authority may indemnify one or...
Section 370.259. Purchase of Liability Insurance - Sec. 370.259. PURCHASE OF LIABILITY INSURANCE. (a) An authority shall...
Section 370.260. Certain Contracts and Sales Prohibited - Sec. 370.260. CERTAIN CONTRACTS AND SALES PROHIBITED. (a) A director,...
Section 370.261. Strategic Plans and Annual Reports - Sec. 370.261. STRATEGIC PLANS AND ANNUAL REPORTS. (a) An authority...
Section 370.262. Meetings by Telephone Conference Call - Sec. 370.262. MEETINGS BY TELEPHONE CONFERENCE CALL. (a) Chapter 551,...
Subchapter G. Participation in Financing, Construction, and Operation of Transportation Projects
Section 370.301. Department Contributions to Turnpike Projects - Sec. 370.301. DEPARTMENT CONTRIBUTIONS TO TURNPIKE PROJECTS. (a) The department...
Section 370.302. Agreements to Construct, Maintain, and Operate Transportation Projects - Sec. 370.302. AGREEMENTS TO CONSTRUCT, MAINTAIN, AND OPERATE TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS....
Section 370.303. Agreements Between Authority and Governmental Entities - Sec. 370.303. AGREEMENTS BETWEEN AUTHORITY AND GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES. (a) A...
Section 370.304. Additional Agreements of Authority - Sec. 370.304. ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS OF AUTHORITY. An authority may enter...
Section 370.305. Comprehensive Development Agreements - Sec. 370.305. COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS. (a) A comprehensive development agreement...
Section 370.306. Process for Entering Into Comprehensive Development Agreements - Sec. 370.306. PROCESS FOR ENTERING INTO COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS. (a)...
Section 370.307. Confidentiality of Negotiations for Comprehensive Development Agreements - Sec. 370.307. CONFIDENTIALITY OF NEGOTIATIONS FOR COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS. (a)...
Section 370.308. Performance and Payment Security - Sec. 370.308. PERFORMANCE AND PAYMENT SECURITY. (a) Notwithstanding Section 223.006...
Section 370.309. Ownership of Transportation Projects - Sec. 370.309. OWNERSHIP OF TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS. (a) A transportation project...
Section 370.310. Liability for Private Obligations - Sec. 370.310. LIABILITY FOR PRIVATE OBLIGATIONS. An authority may not...
Section 370.311. Terms of Private Participation - Sec. 370.311. TERMS OF PRIVATE PARTICIPATION. (a) An authority shall...
Section 370.312. Rules, Procedures, and Guidelines Governing Negotiating Process - Sec. 370.312. RULES, PROCEDURES, AND GUIDELINES GOVERNING NEGOTIATING PROCESS. (a)...
Section 370.313. Participation on Certain Other Boards, Commissions, or Public Bodies - Sec. 370.313. PARTICIPATION ON CERTAIN OTHER BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, OR PUBLIC...
Section 370.315. Performance and Payment Bonds and Security - Sec. 370.315. PERFORMANCE AND PAYMENT BONDS AND SECURITY. Notwithstanding Chapter...
Section 370.317. Agreements With Local Governments - Sec. 370.317. AGREEMENTS WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. (a) In this section,...
Subchapter H. Dissolution of Authority
Section 370.331. Voluntary Dissolution - Sec. 370.331. VOLUNTARY DISSOLUTION. (a) An authority may not be...
Section 370.332. Involuntary Dissolution - Sec. 370.332. INVOLUNTARY DISSOLUTION. (a) The commission by order may...
Section 370.333. Voluntary Dissolution of Authority Governed by Governing Body of Municipality - Sec. 370.333. VOLUNTARY DISSOLUTION OF AUTHORITY GOVERNED BY GOVERNING BODY...
Subchapter I. Transit Systems
Section 370.351. Transit Systems - Sec. 370.351. TRANSIT SYSTEMS. (a) An authority may construct, own,...
Section 370.352. Public Hearing on Fare and Service Changes - Sec. 370.352. PUBLIC HEARING ON FARE AND SERVICE CHANGES. (a)...
Section 370.353. Public Hearing on Fare and Service Changes: Exceptions - Sec. 370.353. PUBLIC HEARING ON FARE AND SERVICE CHANGES: EXCEPTIONS....
Section 370.354. Notice of Hearing on Fare or Service Change - Sec. 370.354. NOTICE OF HEARING ON FARE OR SERVICE CHANGE....
Section 370.355. Criminal Penalties - Sec. 370.355. CRIMINAL PENALTIES. (a) An authority by resolution may...
Subchapter J. Acquiring Transit Systems
Section 370.361. Transfer of Transit Systems - Sec. 370.361. TRANSFER OF TRANSIT SYSTEMS. (a) In this section,...
Section 370.362. Sales and Use Tax - Sec. 370.362. SALES AND USE TAX. (a) If an authority...
Section 370.363. Maximum Tax Rate - Sec. 370.363. MAXIMUM TAX RATE. (a) An authority may not...
Section 370.364. Election to Change Tax Rate - Sec. 370.364. ELECTION TO CHANGE TAX RATE. (a) At an...
Section 370.365. Sales Tax: Effective Dates - Sec. 370.365. SALES TAX: EFFECTIVE DATES. (a) A sales and...
Subchapter K. Design-Build Contracts
Section 370.401. Scope of and Limitations on Contracts - Sec. 370.401. SCOPE OF AND LIMITATIONS ON CONTRACTS. (a) Notwithstanding...
Section 370.402. Definitions - Sec. 370.402. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Design-build contractor" means...
Section 370.403. Use of Engineer or Engineering Firm - Sec. 370.403. USE OF ENGINEER OR ENGINEERING FIRM. (a) To...
Section 370.404. Other Professional Services - Sec. 370.404. OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES. (a) An authority shall provide...
Section 370.405. Request for Qualifications - Sec. 370.405. REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS. (a) For any transportation project...
Section 370.406. Request for Detailed Proposals - Sec. 370.406. REQUEST FOR DETAILED PROPOSALS. (a) An authority shall...
Section 370.407. Negotiation - Sec. 370.407. NEGOTIATION. (a) After ranking the proposers under Section...
Section 370.4075. Changes to Design-Build Team - Sec. 370.4075. CHANGES TO DESIGN-BUILD TEAM. (a) A design-build contractor...
Section 370.408. Assumption of Risks - Sec. 370.408. ASSUMPTION OF RISKS. (a) Unless otherwise provided in...
Section 370.409. Stipend Amount for Unsuccessful Proposers - Sec. 370.409. STIPEND AMOUNT FOR UNSUCCESSFUL PROPOSERS. (a) Pursuant to...
Section 370.410. Performance and Payment Bond - Sec. 370.410. PERFORMANCE AND PAYMENT BOND. (a) An authority shall...