Tex. Spec. Dist. Local Laws Code § 3859.152 · Subchapter D. PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEM AND PARKING FACILITIES
PARKING FACILITIES AUTHORIZED; OPERATION BY PRIVATE ENTITY; TAX EXEMPTION.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The district may acquire, lease as lessor or lessee, construct, develop, own, operate, and maintain parking facilities, including:
(1) lots, garages, parking terminals, or other structures or accommodations for the parking of motor vehicles; and
(2) equipment, entrances, exits, fencing, and other accessories necessary for safety and convenience in the parking of vehicles.
(b) A parking facility of the district must be either leased to or operated on behalf of the district by a private entity or an entity other than the district. The district's parking facilities are a program authorized by the legislature under Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution, and accomplish a public purpose under that section even if leased or operated by a private entity for a term of years.
(c) The district's public parking facilities and any lease to a private entity are exempt from the payment of ad valorem taxes and state and local sales and use taxes.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1288 (H.B. 4110), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.
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