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Senate Bill 964 |
Senate Author: Shapiro et al. |
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Effective: 9-1-07 |
House Sponsor: Hill |
Senate Bill 964 amends the Transportation Code to modify the method by which appointments to the board of directors of a regional tollway authority are distributed among certain counties. The bill requires the commissioners court of each county of an authority to appoint an additional director if the county created the authority under the law authorizing two or more counties to create an authority or if all or part of a turnpike project of not less than 10 centerline miles in length is located in the county and has been open for use by the traveling public for at least three years. The bill requires the commissioners court of an eligible county to ensure that each appointed director resides in a different geographic region in that county and provides that, to the extent possible, appointments to the board must reflect the diversity of the population of the various counties. The bill repeals a provision that required all appointments to the board to be made without regard to disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin.