(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.

Terms Used In Texas Transportation Code 451.454

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • Population: means the population shown by the most recent federal decennial census. See Texas Government Code 311.005

(c) Each audit must include an examination of:
(1) one or more of the following:
(A) the administration and management of the authority;
(B) transit operations; or
(C) transit authority system maintenance;
(2) the authority’s compliance with applicable state law, including this chapter; and
(3) the following performance indicators:
(A) operating cost per passenger, per revenue mile, and per revenue hour;
(B) sales and use tax receipts per passenger;
(C) fare recovery rate;
(D) average vehicle occupancy;
(E) on-time performance;
(F) number of collisions per 100,000 miles; and
(G) number of miles between mechanical road calls.
(d) A subject described under Subsection (c)(1) must be examined at least once in every third audit.

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