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3ilo005, Government Code, does not apply. (New.)
Sec. 174.002. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
(1) "Board" means a district's board of directors.
(2) "Commuter rail facility" means any property
necessary for the transportation of passengers and baggage between
locations in a district. The term includes rolling stock,
locomotives, stations, parking areas, and rail lines.
(3) "Director" means a board member.
: (4) "District" means a commuter rail district created
under this chapter or under Article 6550c-3, Revised Statutes, as
that article existed before April 1, 2011.8
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2,7(5) "System" means all of the commuter rail and
inte modal fac lities leased or owned by or operated on behalf of a
district. (V.AI.C.S. Art. 6550c-3, Secs. 1(2), (5), (7); New.)
Sec. 174.003. NATURE OF DISTrICT. (a) A district is a
public body and a political subdivision of this state exercising
public and essential governmental functions.
i (b) A district, in the exercise of powers under this
caper, is performing only governmental functions and is a
governmental unit under Chapter 101, Civil Practice and Remedies
Codc.! (V.A.C.S. Art. 6550c-3, Sec. 4(a) (part).)
Sec. 174.004. REQUIREMENT FOR SERVICE TO MUNICIPALITIES IN
DISTRICT. A municipality located in a district that wishes to be
served by commuter rail facilities of the district must pay for
construction of a commute rail station. (V.A.C.S. Art. 6550c-3,
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[Sections 174.005 174.050 reserved for expansion]
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Texas. Legislature. Senate. 81st Texas Legislature, Regular Session, Senate Bill 1540, Chapter 85, legislative document, May 20, 2009; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth310917/m1/92/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.