Amend SB 342 on third reading by adding a new section to the
bill, appropriately numbered, to read as follows, and renumbering
subsequent sections accordingly:
      SECTION ____. Section 366.251, Transportation Code, is
amended to read as follows:
      Sec. 366.251.  BOARD OF DIRECTORS. (a)  An authority is
governed by a board of directors.
      (b)  For an authority that includes only one county, each
county commissioner shall appoint one director to serve on the
board and the governor shall appoint one director to serve on the
board.  For an authority that includes an even number of counties,
the <The> commissioners court of each county of the authority shall
appoint one director to serve on the board and the<.  The> governor
shall appoint one director <three directors> to serve on the board.
For an authority that includes an odd number of counties, the
commissioners court of each county of the authority shall appoint
two directors to serve on the board and the governor shall appoint
one director to serve on the board.
      (c)  <Directors shall be divided into two groups.  To the
greatest degree possible, each group shall contain an equal number
of directors.>  Directors shall serve terms of two years, except
that <one group of> directors of the initial board of an authority
shall serve for a term of one year.
      (d)  A director <Two directors> appointed by the governor
must have resided in a county of the authority for at least one
year before the person's appointment. <One director appointed by
the governor must have resided in a county adjacent to a county of
the authority for at least one year before the person's
appointment.> Each director appointed by a commissioners court must
have resided in that county for at least one year before the
person's appointment.
      (e)  All appointments to the board shall be made without
regard to disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin.  In
making appointments under this section, the governor shall attempt
to create a board that is representative of the diversity of the
authority.
      (f)  An elected official is not eligible to serve as a
director.
      (g)  A vacancy in a position shall be filled promptly by the
entity that made the appointment.
      (h)  Each director has equal status and may vote.
      (i)  The board of an authority shall select one director as
the presiding officer of the board to serve in that capacity until
the person's term as a director expires.  The board shall elect one
director as assistant presiding officer.  The board shall select a
secretary and treasurer, neither of whom need be a director.
      (j)  The vote of a majority attending a board meeting is
necessary for any action taken by the board.  If a vacancy exists
on a board, the majority of directors serving on the board is a
quorum.