CHAPTER 367. MUNICIPAL TOLL BRIDGES OVER RIO GRANDE
TRANSPORTATION CODE
TITLE 6. ROADWAYS
SUBTITLE G. TURNPIKES AND TOLL PROJECTS
CHAPTER 367. MUNICIPAL TOLL BRIDGES OVER RIO GRANDE
SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL AUTHORITY RELATING TO TOLL BRIDGES
Sec. 367.001. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter
applies only to a municipality any part of the municipal
boundaries of which is within 15 miles of a section of the Rio
Grande that forms the border between this state and the United
Mexican States.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 25, eff. Sept. 1,
1999.
Sec. 367.002. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "toll bridge"
includes:
(1) any part of the physical property comprising a toll bridge;
(2) a permit, grant, franchise, right, or privilege granted or
extended by the United States, the United Mexican States, or a
state or political subdivision of either nation, for or related
to the construction, maintenance, or operation of a toll bridge,
or to the collection of a toll or charge for use of the toll
bridge;
(3) an interest in real property in either the United States or
the United Mexican States that is held or used for or incident to
the construction, maintenance, or operation of the toll bridge or
an approach to the toll bridge or for the use or occupancy of any
building or other structure, appurtenance, appliance, road or
street, railroad, park, grounds, or convenience or facility of
any kind relating to or incident to the toll bridge;
(4) a building or other structure, appurtenance, appliance,
equipment, convenience, or facility of any kind held or used for
or incident to the construction, maintenance, or operation of the
toll bridge;
(5) a lease or contract of any kind for the use or occupancy of
that real property, building or other structure, convenience,
appliance, or facility; and
(6) any other right or property used for or incident to the
construction, maintenance, or operation of the toll bridge.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 25, eff. Sept. 1,
1999.
Sec. 367.003. AUTHORITY OF MUNICIPALITY IN RELATION TO TOLL
BRIDGE. For any public purpose, a municipality may acquire,
construct, improve, enlarge, equip, operate, or maintain a toll
bridge over a section of the Rio Grande that forms the border
between this state and the United Mexican States.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 25, eff. Sept. 1,
1999.
Sec. 367.004. AUTHORITY OF MUNICIPALITY TO ENTER INTO CONTRACTS.
For the purpose of taking an action authorized by this
subchapter, a municipality may enter into and perform a contract,
agreement, or undertaking required by the United States, the
United Mexican States, or a department, officer, governmental
agency, or public authority of either nation.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 25, eff. Sept. 1,
1999.
Sec. 367.005. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE REVENUE BONDS. To provide
money to acquire, construct, improve, enlarge, or equip a toll
bridge, a part of a toll bridge, or a related building,
structure, or other facility for a public purpose, the governing
body of a municipality may issue revenue bonds that are payable
from and secured by a lien on and pledge of all or any part of
the revenue, income, or receipts the municipality receives from
its ownership and operation of:
(1) a portion of a toll bridge over the Rio Grande; and
(2) any other property, building, structure, activity, or
facility.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 25, eff. Sept. 1,
1999.
Sec. 367.006. INTERIM FINANCING. (a) Pending the issuance of
revenue bonds under this subchapter, a municipality may:
(1) spend, in connection with a toll bridge, money that is not
required by law to be used for another purpose; or
(2) issue notes for an expenditure described by Subdivision (1).
(b) A municipality may use proceeds of revenue bonds issued
under this subchapter to repay money spent under Subsection (a).
(c) Notes issued under Subsection (a) may have any
characteristic the governing body considers appropriate and:
(1) bear rates of interest, be payable from available sources,
and be secured in the same manner as revenue bonds issued under
this subchapter; or
(2) be payable from:
(A) the proceeds of refunding bonds issued under this
subchapter; or
(B) both revenue bonds and refunding bonds.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 25, eff. Sept. 1,
1999.
Sec. 367.007. MATURITY. A bond issued under this subchapter
must mature not later than 50 years after its date of issuance.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 25, eff. Sept. 1,
1999.
Sec. 367.008. PLEDGE OF REVENUE. A municipality may pledge to
the payment of bonds issued under this subchapter, including the
principal of, interest on, and any other amount required or
permitted to be paid in connection with the bonds, all or any
part of its revenue, income, or receipts from:
(1) a toll or charge authorized by Section 367.011; or
(2) another resource.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 25, eff. Sept. 1,
1999.
Sec. 367.009. ADDITIONAL SECURITY. (a) Bonds issued under this
subchapter may be additionally secured by:
(1) a mortgage or deed of trust on any real property owned by
the municipality; or
(2) a chattel mortgage or lien on any personal property
appurtenant to that real property.
(b) The governing body of the municipality may authorize the
execution of a trust indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, or other
form of encumbrance as evidence of the debt.
(c) The municipality may pledge to the payment of the bonds all
or part of any grant, donation, revenue, or income received or to
be received from the United States or any other public or private
source whether under an agreement or otherwise.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 25, eff. Sept. 1,
1999.
Sec. 367.010. ADDITIONAL BONDS. An ordinance authorizing the
issuance of bonds under this subchapter may provide for the
subsequent issuance of additional parity or subordinate lien
bonds under terms specified in the ordinance.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 25, eff. Sept. 1,
1999.
Sec. 367.011. TOLLS AND CHARGES. (a) The governing body of a
municipality may impose and collect tolls and other charges for
the use or availability of a toll bridge of the municipality.
(b) The governing body of the municipality shall impose and
collect pledged tolls and charges in an amount that will be at
least sufficient, with any other pledged resource, to provide for
the payment of:
(1) principal of and interest on and any other amount required
to be paid in connection with the bonds; and
(2) to the extent required by the ordinance authorizing issuance
of the bonds:
(A) expenses incurred in connection with the bonds; and
(B) operation, maintenance, and other expenses in connection
with the toll bridge.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 25, eff. Sept. 1,
1999.
Sec. 367.012. PUBLIC PURPOSE. The acquisition, construction,
improvement, enlargement, or equipment by a municipality of
property or a building, structure, or other facility for lease to
the United States for use in performing a federal governmental
function in the municipality or at or near and relating to a toll
bridge of the municipality is a public purpose and a proper
municipal function, regardless of whether the toll bridge or the
federal facility relating to the toll bridge is located inside or
outside the municipality.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 25, eff. Sept. 1,
1999.
Sec. 367.013. LEASE OR RENTAL OF FACILITY TO UNITED STATES. A
municipality may lease or rent to the United States property or a
building, structure, or other facility acquired, constructed,
improved, enlarged, or equipped in whole or in part with proceeds
from the sale of bonds issued under this subchapter.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 25, eff. Sept. 1,
1999.
Sec. 367.014. REFUNDING BONDS AND NOTES. (a) A municipality
may refund or otherwise refinance bonds or notes issued under
this subchapter by issuing refunding bonds under any terms
provided by ordinance of the governing body of the municipality.
(b) All appropriate provisions of this subchapter apply to the
refunding bonds. The refunding bonds shall be issued in the
manner provided by this subchapter for other bonds.
(c) The refunding bonds may be sold and delivered in amounts
sufficient to pay the principal of and interest and any
redemption premium on the bonds or notes to be refunded, at
maturity or on any redemption date.
(d) The refunding bonds may be issued to be exchanged for the
bonds or notes to be refunded. In that case, the comptroller
shall register the refunding bonds and deliver them to the holder
of the bonds or notes to be refunded as provided by the ordinance
authorizing the refunding bonds. The exchange may be made in one
delivery or in installment deliveries.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 25, eff. Sept. 1,
1999.
Sec. 367.015. SALE OF BONDS OR NOTES. A municipality may sell
bonds or notes issued under this subchapter in the manner and on
the terms provided by the ordinance authorizing the issuance of
the bonds or notes.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 25, eff. Sept. 1,
1999.
Sec. 367.016. BONDS AND NOTES NOT PAYABLE FROM TAXES. A bond or
note issued under this subchapter:
(1) is payable only from the revenue or another resource of the
municipality; and
(2) is not a tax obligation of the municipality.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 25, eff. Sept. 1,
1999.
Sec. 367.017. CONFLICT OR INCONSISTENCY WITH OTHER LAW. When
bonds or notes are being issued under this subchapter, to the
extent of any conflict or inconsistency between this subchapter
and another law, this subchapter controls.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 25, eff. Sept. 1,
1999.
SUBCHAPTER B. ACQUIRING EXISTING BRIDGE; BUILDING REPLACEMENT OR
ADDITIONAL BRIDGE
Sec. 367.051. AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE TOLL BRIDGE. (a) A
municipality may acquire a toll bridge that is located over a
section of the Rio Grande that forms the border between this
state and the United Mexican States and that is inside or within
15 miles of its municipal boundaries by purchasing:
(1) the entire toll bridge; or
(2) that part of the toll bridge that is located in this state.
(b) The municipality is not required to:
(1) give or publish notice of its intent to acquire a toll
bridge under this subchapter; or
(2) advertise or call for competitive bids in connection with
the acquisition of a toll bridge under this subchapter.
(c) The municipality may acquire a toll bridge owned by a
private corporation by purchasing the toll bridge itself or by
purchasing all of the capital stock of the corporation or a
sufficient amount of the stock as required by law to dissolve and
liquidate the corporation. The municipality may take title to the
stock in the name of the municipality or in the name of a trustee
for the municipality. After purchasing the stock, the
municipality or its trustee shall:
(1) vote its shares in the corporation as necessary to vest
title to the toll bridge, together with any associated right or
property described by Section 367.052 to be acquired in
connection with the acquisition of the toll bridge, in the
municipality; and
(2) immediately dissolve and liquidate the corporation, pay its
debts, liabilities, and obligations, wind up its business and
affairs, and convey the properties to the municipality.
(d) The purchase and acquisition of toll bridge property or
stock in a corporation under this section must be made at the
price and on the terms agreed on by the owners of the property or
stock and the governing body of the municipality.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 25, eff. Sept. 1,
1999.
Sec. 367.052. RIGHTS AND PROPERTIES ASSOCIATED WITH TOLL BRIDGE.
When a municipality acquires a toll bridge under Section
367.051, the municipality may, as determined by the governing
body of the municipality, acquire any or all of the following
items in connection with the toll bridge:
(1) a permit, grant, franchise, right, or privilege granted or
extended by the United States, the United Mexican States, or a
department, officer, agency, governmental authority, state,
municipality, or political subdivision of either nation, for or
related to the construction, maintenance, or operation of the
toll bridge or the collection of a toll or charge for the use of
the toll bridge;
(2) an interest in real property in either the United States or
the United Mexican States that is held or used for or incident to
the construction, maintenance, or operation of the toll bridge or
an approach to it, or for the use or occupancy of any building or
other structure, appurtenance, appliance, road or street, park,
grounds, or convenience or facility of any kind relating to or
incident to the construction, maintenance, or operation of the
toll bridge;
(3) a building or other structure, appurtenance, appliance,
equipment, convenience, or facility of any kind held or used for
or incident to the construction, maintenance, or operation of the
toll bridge;
(4) a lease or contract of any kind for the use or occupancy of
that real property or a building or other structure, convenience,
appliance, or facility; or
(5) any other right or property used for or incident to the
construction, maintenance, or operation of the toll bridge.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 25, eff. Sept. 1,
1999.
Sec. 367.053. LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION. This subchapter shall be
liberally construed to effect its purposes.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 25, eff. Sept. 1,
1999.
Sec. 367.054. POWERS TO BE EXERCISED BY ORDINANCE; ELECTION NOT
REQUIRED. (a) The governing body of a municipality may exercise
a power, right, privilege, or function conferred by this
subchapter on the municipality only by adopting an ordinance to
authorize the action.
(b) A referendum or election by the voters of the municipality
is not necessary to authorize:
(1) the adoption of an ordinance under Subsection (a); or
(2) the taking of an action to accomplish a purpose of this
subchapter.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 25, eff. Sept. 1,
1999.
Sec. 367.055. GENERAL POWERS OF MUNICIPALITY ACQUIRING TOLL
BRIDGE. (a) A municipality that acquires a toll bridge under
this subchapter may:
(1) maintain, operate, own, hold, control, repair, improve,
extend, or replace the toll bridge;
(2) renew or extend an existing franchise and obtain a new or
additional franchise for the bridge; and
(3) take any action required for maintaining or operating the
bridge, conducting the bridge's business, or providing services
to the public and to the users of the bridge.
(b) To accomplish the purposes of this section the municipality
may enter into and perform a contract, agreement, or undertaking
of any kind required by the United States or the United Mexican
States or a department, officer, governmental agency, or public
authority of either nation.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 25, eff. Sept. 1,
1999.
Sec. 367.056. RECREATIONAL FACILITIES. (a) In connection with
the maintenance and operation of the toll bridge, a municipality
may acquire real property that is either inside or outside the
municipal boundaries and that is adjacent to the toll bridge or
the municipality to construct, maintain, or operate a park,
recreational grounds or facilities, a camp, quarters,
accommodations, or other facility for the use and convenience of
the public.
(b) The municipality may manage, police, and regulate those
facilities and may adopt and enforce reasonable rules for those
facilities without regard to whether the toll bridge is located
inside or outside the municipality.
(c) The governing body of the municipality may impose and
collect a fee, rental, or other charge for the use of a facility
established under this section. The charge must be just,
reasonable, and nondiscriminatory.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 25, eff. Sept. 1,
1999.
Sec. 367.057. TOLLS AND CHARGES. (a) A municipality that
acquires a toll bridge under this subchapter or that owns or
controls an international toll bridge may impose tolls and other
charges for the use of the bridge and for the transportation of
persons or property, including passengers, vehicles, or freight
and commodities, over the bridge.
(b) In accordance with any applicable permit or franchise
granted by a governmental authority, the tolls and other charges
must be just, reasonable, nondiscriminatory, and sufficient to
provide revenue in an amount that is sufficient to:
(1) pay all expenses necessary to maintain and operate the toll
bridge;
(2) make necessary payments and comply with any applicable
permit or franchise;
(3) pay when due the principal of and interest on all bonds or
warrants issued under this subchapter;
(4) pay when due all sinking fund or reserve fund payments
agreed to be made in connection with bonds or warrants issued
under this subchapter and payable from that revenue;
(5) comply with any agreement made with the holders of bonds or
warrants issued under this subchapter or with any person on
behalf of those holders; and
(6) recover a reasonable rate of return on invested capital.
(c) The governing body of the municipality may use revenue
received under this section in excess of the amount required by
Subsection (b) to:
(1) establish a reasonable depreciation and emergency fund;
(2) retire by purchase and cancellation or by redemption any
outstanding bonds or warrants issued under this subchapter;
(3) provide necessary budgetary support to local government for
public purposes and the general welfare; or
(4) accomplish the purposes of this subchapter.
(d) This subchapter does not deprive this state, the United
States, or an agency with jurisdiction of its power:
(1) to regulate or control tolls and other charges to be
collected for a purpose listed in Subsection (b) or (c); or
(2) to provide for bridges over the river that will be used free
of any tolls or charges.
(e) Until bonds or warrants issued under this subchapter have
been paid and discharged, including all interest on the bonds or
warrants, interest on unpaid interest installments on the bonds
or warrants, other costs or expenses incurred in connection with
any acts or proceedings taken by or on behalf of the holders of
the bonds or warrants, and all other obligations of the
municipality incurred in connection with the bonds or warrants:
(1) the municipality may not provide free use of the toll bridge
to any person; and
(2) this state pledges to and agrees with the purchasers and
successive holders of the bonds or warrants that it will not:
(A) limit or alter the power of a municipality to impose tolls
and other charges under this section sufficient to pay the items
listed in Subsection (b) or (c); or
(B) take any action that will impair the rights or remedies of
the holders of the bonds or warrants or of persons acting on
their behalf.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 25, eff. Sept. 1,
1999.
Sec. 367.058. AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY OR ACCEPT FEDERAL
ASSISTANCE. (a) To accomplish the purposes of this subchapter,
a municipality may:
(1) borrow money from any person or corporation; or
(2) borrow money or accept grants from the United States or a
corporation or agency created by or authorized to act as an
agency of the United States.
(b) In connection with a loan or grant under Subsection (a)(2),
a municipality may enter into any related agreement that the
United States, corporation, or agency requires.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 25, eff. Sept. 1,
1999.
Sec. 367.059. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE REVENUE BONDS. (a) The
governing body of a municipality may issue, sell, and deliver
revenue bonds to accomplish the purposes of this subchapter. The
municipality may use the bonds or the proceeds of the sale of the
bonds to acquire all or part of a toll bridge under this
subchapter or may exchange the bonds for property to accomplish
the purposes of this subchapter.
(b) The governing body may issue the bonds and use a bond or
bond proceeds as provided by this subchapter without:
(1) giving or publishing notice of the municipality's intent to
take that action; or
(2) advertising or calling for competitive bids in connection
with that action.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 25, eff. Sept. 1,
1999.
Sec. 367.060. BONDS AND WARRANTS NOT PAYABLE FROM TAXES. (a)
Bonds and warrants issued under this subchapter are not a debt of
the municipality that issues them and are a charge only against:
(1) the pledged revenues of the toll bridge; and
(2) the property comprising the toll bridge, if a lien is given
on that property.
(b) A bond or warrant issued under this subchapter must include
substantially the following provision: "The holder of this
obligation is not entitled to demand payment of this obligation
out of any money raised by taxation."
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 25, eff. Sept. 1,
1999.
Sec. 367.061. MORTGAGE OR PLEDGE OF REVENUE TO SECURE BONDS. To
accomplish any purpose of this subchapter, the governing body of
a municipality may with respect to bonds issued under this
subchapter:
(1) mortgage or pledge all or part of:
(A) any interest in a toll bridge of the municipality, together
with any associated right or property described by Section
367.052, or any other property acquired or to be acquired with
the bonds or the proceeds of the sale of the bonds; or
(B) the net or gross revenue of any property described by
Paragraph (A);
(2) secure the payment of the principal of and interest on the
bonds and of the sinking fund and reserve fund agreed to be
established in connection with the bonds; and
(3) enter into any covenant or agreement with the purchasers of
the bonds or any person on behalf of those purchasers with
respect to the bonds to:
(A) secure the payments described by Subdivision (2); and
(B) provide rights and remedies to the purchasers or holders of
the bonds or any person on their behalf.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 25, eff. Sept. 1,
1999.
Sec. 367.062. MATURITY. The governing body of a municipality
shall determine the maturity of bonds issued under this
subchapter.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 25, eff. Sept. 1,
1999.
Sec. 367.063. SALE OR EXCHANGE OF BONDS. A bond issued under
this subchapter may be:
(1) sold for cash at a public or private sale;
(2) issued in exchange for property of any kind or an interest
in property of any kind, as the governing body of the
municipality determines is necessary and proper to accomplish a
purpose of this subchapter; or
(3) issued in exchange for a matured or unmatured bond of the
same issue and in the same principal amount.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 25, eff. Sept. 1,
1999.
Sec. 367.064. DEPOSIT OF PROCEEDS. The proceeds of the sale of
bonds sold for cash shall be deposited and paid out under the
terms that are agreed to by the governing body of the
municipality and the purchasers of the bonds.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 25, eff. Sept. 1,
1999.
Sec. 367.065. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS OR WARRANTS TO REPAIR,
IMPROVE, OR BUILD TOLL BRIDGE. (a) A municipality that has
acquired a toll bridge under this subchapter may issue and
deliver revenue bonds or revenue time warrants:
(1) to repair, improve, alter, reconstruct, or replace the
bridge;
(2) to build an additional bridge; or
(3) for one or more of those purposes.
(b) The municipality shall issue the bonds or warrants:
(1) in the manner prescribed by this subchapter; and
(2) subject to any restriction in an ordinance authorizing or a
deed of indenture securing the original or a subsequent issue of
toll bridge bonds or warrants.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 25, eff. Sept. 1,
1999.
Sec. 367.066. TAX EXEMPTIONS. Bonds issued under this
subchapter are exempt from taxation by this state or a
municipality or other political subdivision of this state.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 25, eff. Sept. 1,
1999.
Sec. 367.067. LIMITATIONS ON MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY. This
subchapter does not authorize a municipality to:
(1) impose or collect a tax or assessment or pledge the credit
of this state; or
(2) issue, sell, or deliver a bond, create an obligation, incur
a liability, or enter an agreement to be paid, performed, met, or
discharged using any tax or assessment.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 25, eff. Sept. 1,
1999.
Sec. 367.068. APPLICABILITY OF AND CONFLICTS WITH OTHER LAW.
(a) Sections 252.046, 252.047, and 252.048, Local Government
Code, and Subchapter B, Chapter 1502, Government Code, apply,
except as provided by Section 367.051, Section 367.059, or
another provision of this subchapter, to:
(1) the purchase of a toll bridge under this subchapter;
(2) the issuance, sale, or delivery of bonds under this
subchapter;
(3) the manner of securing payment of the bonds;
(4) the enforcement of the obligations relating to the bonds;
(5) the rights and remedies of the owners or holders of the
bonds or of any person acting on their behalf;
(6) the maintenance or operation of property acquired under this
subchapter; and
(7) the accomplishment of any other purpose of this subchapter.
(b) To the extent of a conflict between this subchapter and
another law, this subchapter controls.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 25, eff. Sept. 1,
1999. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1064, Sec. 43, eff.
Sept. 1, 1999.
SUBCHAPTER C. BONDS FOR REPAIR OR IMPROVEMENT OF TOLL BRIDGE
Sec. 367.101. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter
applies only to a municipality that owns that portion of an
international toll bridge over the Rio Grande that is located in
the United States.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 25, eff. Sept. 1,
1999.
Sec. 367.102. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE REVENUE BONDS. The
municipality may, in compliance with Subtitles A, C, D, and E,
Title 9, Government Code, issue bonds payable from the net
revenue derived from the operation of the bridge to:
(1) repair or improve the bridge;
(2) acquire an approach to the bridge; or
(3) construct a building to be used in connection with the
bridge.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 25, eff. Sept. 1,
1999.
Sec. 367.103. ADDITIONAL BONDS. (a) The municipality may issue
additional revenue bonds to the extent permitted or authorized by
the provisions of or the proceedings relating to outstanding
bonds that are payable from the net revenue from the operation of
the bridge, including any trust indenture securing the
outstanding bonds.
(b) As permitted or authorized by those provisions and
proceedings, the additional bonds may be secured by a pledge of
and lien on the net revenue that are:
(1) junior to the pledge and lien securing the outstanding
bonds; or
(2) on a parity with the outstanding bonds.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 25, eff. Sept. 1,
1999.