Sec. 173.252.  ANNUAL BUDGET.  (a)  Before beginning the operation of commuter rail facilities, the board shall adopt an annual operating budget specifying the district's anticipated revenue and expenses for the remainder of the fiscal year.  The district shall adopt an operating budget for each succeeding fiscal year.
(b)  The board must hold a public hearing before adopting each budget except the initial budget.  Notice of the hearing must be published at least seven days before the date of the hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in the district.
(c)  A budget may be amended at any time if notice of the proposed amendment is given in the notice of meeting.
(d)  An expenditure that is not budgeted may not be made.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 85 (S.B. 1540), Sec. 2.04, eff. April 1, 2011.