By Alexander H.B. No. 3716 Line and page numbers may not match official copy. Bill not drafted by TLC or Senate E&E. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to committees established to advise transportation 1-3 agencies with statewide jurisdiction. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 201, Transportation Code, 1-6 is amended by adding Section 201.207 to read as follows: 1-7 Sec. 201.207. ADVISORY COMMITTEES. (a) The commission may 1-8 establish advisory committees to advise the department on any 1-9 matter under its jurisdiction. 1-10 (b) Section 2110.005, Government Code, does not apply to an 1-11 advisory committee established under this section if the advisory 1-12 committee is established for a specific and immediate need and is 1-13 dissolved within one year of creation. 1-14 (c) A member of a committee established under this section 1-15 may not receive compensation for serving as a member but is 1-16 entitled to reimbursement for reasonable expenses incurred in 1-17 performing the member's duties. 1-18 SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 361, Transportation Code, 1-19 is amended by adding Section 361.056 to read as follows: 1-20 Sec. 361.056. ADVISORY COMMITTEES. (a) The board may 1-21 establish advisory committees to advise the authority on any matter 2-1 under its jurisdiction. 2-2 (b) Section 2110.005, Government Code, does not apply to an 2-3 advisory committee established under this section if the advisory 2-4 committee is established for a specific and immediate need and is 2-5 dissolved within one year of creation. 2-6 (c) A member of a committee established under this section 2-7 may not receive compensation for serving as a member but is 2-8 entitled to reimbursement for reasonable expenses incurred in 2-9 performing the member's duties. 2-10 SECTION 3. Subchapter B, Texas Motor Vehicle Commission Code 2-11 (Article 4413(36), Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is amended by 2-12 adding Section 2.14 to read as follows: 2-13 Sec. 2.14. ADVISORY COMMITTEES. (a) The board may establish 2-14 advisory committees to advise the board on any matter under its 2-15 jurisdiction. 2-16 (b) Section 2110.005, Government Code, does not apply to an 2-17 advisory committee established under this section if the advisory 2-18 committee is established for a specific and immediate need and is 2-19 dissolved within one year of creation. 2-20 (c) A member of a committee established under this section 2-21 may not receive compensation for serving as a member but is 2-22 entitled to reimbursement for reasonable expenses incurred in 2-23 performing the member's duties. 2-24 SECTION 4. Article 4413(37), Revised Statutes, is amended by 2-25 adding Section 12 to read as follows: 3-1 Sec. 12. ADVISORY COMMITTEES. (a) The authority may 3-2 establish advisory committees the authority considers necessary and 3-3 may determine the appropriate membership for each committee. 3-4 (b) The authority shall specify the purpose and duties of 3-5 each advisory committee and shall specify any product the committee 3-6 is required to develop. 3-7 (c) Members of an advisory committee serve at the will of 3-8 the authority. The authority may dissolve an advisory committee 3-9 when necessary. 3-10 (d) Section 2110.005, Government Code, does not apply to an 3-11 advisory committee established under this section if the advisory 3-12 committee is established for a specific and immediate need and is 3-13 dissolved within one year of the date it was established. 3-14 SECTION 5. The importance of this legislation and the 3-15 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 3-16 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 3-17 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 3-18 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended, 3-19 and that this Act takes effect and be in force from and after its 3-20 passage, and it is so enacted.