Sec. 1505.076. COMMISSIONERS OF NAVIGATION DISTRICT. (a) A municipality may not construct, maintain, or operate a bridge over or across an entrance channel to a deepwater port operated by a navigation district without a permit issued by the commissioners of the district. Plans and specifications for the bridge must be jointly approved by the commissioners and the governing body of the municipality.
(b) If a bridge over or across the entrance channel to the port is constructed, maintained, or operated under this subchapter, the commissioners of the navigation district:
(1) may prescribe reasonable rules for the operation of the bridge in aid of navigation;
(2) shall exercise direct control over the maintenance and operation of the mechanical facilities of the bridge that provide clearance of the channel for vessels to enter or leave the port;
(3) may employ and direct all agencies in the management and operation of those facilities; and
(4) may appropriate and use any available revenue of the district to defray the cost of maintaining or operating the bridge.
(c) A municipality may not construct, maintain, or operate a bridge over or across an entrance channel to a deepwater port operated by a navigation district except as provided by this section.
(d) This section does not apply after land or a facility mortgaged by a municipality is sold on foreclosure.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle J - Specific Authority for Municipalities to Issue Securities
Chapter 1505 - Obligations for Coastal Municipalities for Coastal Matters
Subchapter B. Bonds for Navigational Facilities in Certain Coastal Municipalities
Section 1505.051. Applicability of Subchapter
Section 1505.053. Authority for Navigational Facilities
Section 1505.054. Authority to Issue Bonds
Section 1505.055. Authority to Borrow From United States
Section 1505.056. Payment of Bonds
Section 1505.057. Encumbrance as Additional Security
Section 1505.058. Additional Security for Project Related to Acquisition or Construction of Bridge
Section 1505.059. Bonds Not Payable From Taxes
Section 1505.060. Estimate of Project Cost; Notice of Intention to Approve Project and Issue Bonds
Section 1505.062. Contents of Ordinance Authorizing Issuance of Bonds
Section 1505.064. Medium of Payment
Section 1505.065. Additional Bonds
Section 1505.066. Sale of Bonds
Section 1505.067. Deposit of Bond Proceeds
Section 1505.068. Operating Expenses as First Lien
Section 1505.069. Sale or Lease of Reclaimed or Reconstructed Land
Section 1505.071. Deposits to Bond and Interest Redemption Fund
Section 1505.072. Disposition of Certain Surplus Money
Section 1505.073. Separate Records
Section 1505.074. Required Payment for Services Rendered to Municipality
Section 1505.075. Authority to Regulate Operation of Bridges and Traffic on Bridges
Section 1505.076. Commissioners of Navigation District
Section 1505.077. Authority for County Appropriations
Section 1505.078. Authority for Texas Department of Transportation Expenditures
Section 1505.079. Certain County and Municipal Expenditures Not Prohibited