84R6729 JAM-F
By: Taylor of Galveston S.B. No. 697
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the definition of urban transit district.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 458.001(4), Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(4) "Urban transit district" means:
(A) a local governmental body or political
subdivision of this state that operates a public transportation
system in an urbanized area:
(i) with a population of more than 50,000
but less than 200,000; or
(ii) that is located on a barrier island and
has a population of more than 45,000 but less than 50,000; and
(B) [. The term includes] a small urban
transportation provider under Chapter 456 that on September 1,
1994, received public transportation money through the department.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.