Texas Transportation Code

§ 472.003 — COUNTY PAYMENTS FOR JOINT HIGHWAY PROJECTS

TN § 472.003Title 6. ROADWAYS · Part Z. MISCELLANEOUS ROADWAY PROVISIONS · Ch. 472. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS · Art. A. GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS FOR JOINT PAYMENT OF CERTAIN HIGHWAY COSTS

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(a)The commissioners court of a county may issue bonds and contract with a road district, road utility district, state agency, or other governmental entity in the manner, for the term, and to the extent it may contract under Chapter 362, on determining that a road project, including a toll road project authorized under Chapter 441, is reasonable, necessary, and beneficial to the county.

(b)To pay the cost of a road project that serves the county and a road district of a county or road utility district, the commissioners court may:

(1)dedicate ad valorem taxes paid by owners of property in the county or district; or

(2)use other county money.

Legislative history

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.