Sec. 270.006. REPORT ABOUT USE OF, OR ACCIDENT INVOLVING, EQUIPMENT IN COUNTY WITH POPULATION OF 500,000 OR MORE. (a) In this section, "equipment" means equipment purchased with and operated with public funds or personal equipment for which an employee or officer is reimbursed by a county or flood control district for operation and maintenance charges.

(b) This section applies only to a county with a population of 500,000 or more.

(c) An officer or employee of a county, a district officer, or an employee of a flood control district in the county who operates equipment shall file with each payroll a report for each piece of equipment in the charge of the employee or officer, showing:

(1) the daily use of the equipment;

(2) the time and mileage run;

(3) the amount spent for repairs;

(4) the gasoline, oil, and grease purchased; and

(5) the road, bridge, or project on which work was performed.

(d) The report must be in writing and must be signed and certified by the officer or employee actually using the equipment.

(e) An officer or employee of the county, a district officer, or an employee of a flood control district in the county shall file a report of an accident involving equipment in the charge of the employee or officer. The report must give the cause, damage, location, circumstances, and persons and equipment involved in the accident.

(f) A report under this section must be on a prescribed form and must be filed on or before the fifth day of the month succeeding the period of operation.

(g) A report under this section must disclose all facts essential to a proper analysis of maintenance and operating costs and other statistical purposes.

Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.