By McClendon                                            H.B. No. 41
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                                A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-1                                   AN ACT
 1-2     relating to the members of the Texas Transportation Commission.
 1-3           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-4           SECTION 1. Sections 201.051(a) and (c), Transportation Code,
 1-5     are amended to read as follows:
 1-6           (a)  The Texas Transportation Commission consists of five
 1-7     [three] members appointed by the governor with the advice and
 1-8     consent of the senate.
 1-9           (c)  Appointments to the commission shall be made so that
1-10     each geographic area of the state is represented on the commission.
1-11     Each member of the commission must represent the general public.
1-12           SECTION 2. Section 201.052, Transportation Code, is amended
1-13     to read as follows:
1-14           Sec. 201.052.  TERMS. Members of the commission serve
1-15     staggered six-year terms, with the terms of either one or two
1-16     members [one member's term] expiring February 1 of each
1-17     odd-numbered year in accordance with Section 30a, Article XVI,
1-18     Texas Constitution.
1-19           SECTION 3. Promptly after this Act takes effect, the governor
1-20     shall appoint two additional members to the Texas Transportation
1-21     Commission.  Of those members, the governor shall appoint one to
1-22     serve a term expiring February 1, 2005, and one to serve a term
1-23     expiring February 1, 2007.
1-24           SECTION 4. The changes in law made by this Act in the
 2-1     qualifications of members of the Texas Transportation Commission do
 2-2     not affect the entitlement of a member serving on the commission
 2-3     immediately before the effective date of this Act to continue to
 2-4     carry out the commission's functions for the remainder of the
 2-5     member's term.  The changes in law apply only to a member appointed
 2-6     on or after the effective date of this Act.  This Act does not
 2-7     prohibit a person who is a member of the commission on the
 2-8     effective date of this Act from being reappointed to the commission
 2-9     if the person has the qualifications required for a member under
2-10     Section 201.051, Transportation Code, as amended by this Act.
2-11           SECTION 5. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a
2-12     vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
2-13     provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
2-14     Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
2-15     Act takes effect September 1, 2001.