Texas Local Government Code 505.1561 – Projects Related to Airport Facilities in Certain Municipalities
Terms Used In Texas Local Government Code 505.1561
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Municipality: means a general-law municipality, home-rule municipality, or special-law municipality. See Texas Local Government Code 1.005
For purposes of this chapter, “project” includes land, buildings, equipment, facilities, and improvements found by the board of directors to be required or suitable for the development or expansion of airport or railport facilities, including hangars, maintenance and repair facilities, cargo facilities, and related infrastructure located on or adjacent to an airport or railport facility, if the project is undertaken by a Type B corporation authorized to be created by a municipality:
(1) that enters into a development agreement with an entity in which the entity acquires a leasehold or other possessory interest from the corporation and is authorized to sublease the entity’s interest for other projects authorized by Sections 505.151 through 505.156; and
(2) the governing body of which has authorized the development agreement by adopting a resolution at a meeting called as authorized by law.