BILL ANALYSIS


                                                         S.B. 983
                                                        By: Truan
                                      Intergovernmental Relations
                                                         03-23-95
                                     Committee Report (Unamended)
BACKGROUND

The appointments board of the Regional Transit Authority (RTA),
which operates in and around Corpus Christi, consists of the mayors
of seven outlying cities.  The appointments board makes two
appointments to the RTA board which manages RTA.  There have been
continual problems in assembling the mayors to make appointments to
the RTA board.

PURPOSE

As proposed, S.B. 983 authorizes mayors of certain municipalities
to designate another officer of the municipality to represent the
municipality at an appointment board meeting.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not grant any
additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or
agency.

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1. Amends Section 6B(d), Article 1118x, V.T.C.S., to
authorize a mayor who is unable to attend a meeting of an
appointment board to designate another officer of the municipality
to represent the municipality and vote at the meeting, for an
authority in which the principal city has a population of less than
300,000.  Requires the designation to be in writing, signed by the
mayor, and filed with the minutes of such meeting kept by the
authority.

SECTION 2. Effective date:  September 1, 1995.

SECTION 3. Emergency clause.