Texas Transportation Code 457.351 – Election to Dissolve Authority
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(a) A board may order an election on the question of dissolving the authority.
(b) The board shall dissolve the authority if the dissolution is approved by a majority of the votes cast.
Terms Used In Texas Transportation Code 457.351
- Comptroller: means the state comptroller of public accounts. See Texas Government Code 312.011
- Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
- Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
- Written: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) The provisions of Section 457.053 that relate to the notice and conduct of an election under that section apply to an election to dissolve an authority unless a different requirement is specified in this section.
(d) The board shall send a notice of the election to the department and the comptroller.
(e) At the election, the ballots shall be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition: “Dissolution of (name of authority).”
(f) The board shall send a certified copy of the order canvassing the election results to the department and the comptroller and file a copy in the deed records of the county.
(g) The repeal of an authority’s sales and use tax under this chapter takes effect on:
(1) the first day of the first calendar quarter that begins after the date the comptroller receives the notice of the dissolution of the authority; or
(2) the first day of the second calendar quarter that begins after the date the comptroller receives the notice, if within 10 days after the date of receipt of the notice the comptroller gives written notice to the presiding officer of the board that the comptroller requires more time to implement the repeal of the tax.