Sec. 451.454.  PERFORMANCE AUDITS:  CERTAIN AUTHORITIES.  (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.
(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.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Amended by: 
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1163 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 158, eff. September 1, 2011.
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 644 (H.B. 4559), Sec. 256, eff. September 1, 2023.
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 709 (H.B. 2190), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2023.