Texas Transportation Code

§ 451.454 — PERFORMANCE AUDITS: CERTAIN AUTHORITIES

TN § 451.454Title 6. ROADWAYS · Part K. MASS TRANSPORTATION · Ch. 451. METROPOLITAN RAPID TRANSIT AUTHORITIES · Art. J. FINANCIAL AND PERFORMANCE AUDITS

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(a)The board of an authority in which the principal municipality has a population of more than 1.9 million or less than 1.3 million shall contract at least once every four years for a performance audit of the authority to be conducted by a firm that has experience in reviewing the performance of transit agencies.

(b)The purposes of the audit are to provide:

(1)evaluative information necessary for the performance of oversight functions by state and local officers; and

(2)information to the authority to assist in making changes for the improvement of the efficiency and effectiveness of authority operations.

(c)Each audit must include an examination of:

(1)one or more of the following:

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Legislative history

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1163 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 158, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 644 (H.B. 4559), Sec. 256, eff. September 1, 2023. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 709 (H.B. 2190), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2023.