Texas § TN.452.454 - PERFORMANCE AUDITS
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§ TN.452.454. PERFORMANCE AUDITS
PERFORMANCE AUDITS: CERTAIN AUTHORITIES. (a) A subregional board created under Subchapter O governing an authority consisting of one subregion shall contract every fourth state fiscal year beginning with the 1995-1996 fiscal year 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. (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) subsidy per passenger, operating cost per revenue mile, and operating cost per revenue hour; (B) sales and use tax receipts per passenger; (C) fare recovery rate; (D) number of passengers per hour; (E) on-time performance; (F) number of collisions per 100,000 miles; and (G) number of miles between mechanical service calls. (d) A subject described under Subsection (c)(1) must be examined at least once in every third audit. Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 118 (S.B. 1077 ), Sec. 1, eff. May 17, 2007. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 709 (H.B. 2190 ), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2023.
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Section TN.452.454 ("PERFORMANCE AUDITS") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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