The Texas Department of Transportation may:
- (1) purchase, construct, lease, and contract for public transportation systems;
- (2) use the expertise of recognized private authorities or consultants to plan and design public and mass transportation systems;
- (3) represent this state in each public and mass transportation matter before a state or federal agency;
- (4) subject to Section 455.052, apply for and receive a gift or grant from a governmental or private source for use in performing the department's functions under this chapter;
- (5) contract as necessary to perform a function under this chapter; and
- (6) recommend legislation necessary to advance this state's interest in public and mass transportation.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 434 (S.B. 1523), Sec. 3, eff. June 1, 2017.