{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-4501.004","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4501.004","heading":"FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.","body":"(a) The authority is created to serve a public use and benefit.\n(b) All residents of this state will benefit from the works and projects provided by the authority.\n(c) The creation of the authority is in the public interest and is essential to:\n(1) further the public purposes of development and diversification of the economy of the state;\n(2) eliminate unemployment and underemployment; and\n(3) develop and expand commerce, tourism, recreation, historical awareness, education, and the arts.\n(d) The authority will:\n(1) promote the health, safety, and general welfare of residents, employers, employees, visitors, and consumers in Anderson and Cherokee Counties;\n(2) preserve, maintain, and enhance the Texas State Railroad; and\n(3) preserve, maintain, and enhance the economic health and vitality of Anderson and Cherokee Counties.\n(e) The authority may not act as the agent or instrumentality of any private interest, even though the authority will incidentally benefit many private interests in addition to the paramount public interest.\nAdded by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 568 (S.B. 1659), Sec. 1, eff. June 16, 2007.","path":["SPECIAL DISTRICT LOCAL LAWS CODE","TITLE 4. DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT","SUBTITLE D. PARKS AND RECREATION","CHAPTER 4501. TEXAS STATE RAILROAD AUTHORITY","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/SD/htm/SD.4501.htm#4501.004","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:41Z","sha256":"b11a21d0efb2ec98ccfb9f98a7bccb469b3d87a2c691c215e29bc94f0a850900","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-4501.003","next":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-4501.005"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}