1-1     By:  Shapleigh, Lucio                                  S.B. No. 465
 1-2           (In the Senate - Filed January 30, 2001; January 31, 2001,
 1-3     read first time and referred to Committee on Business and Commerce;
 1-4     April 2, 2001, reported adversely, with favorable Committee
 1-5     Substitute by the following vote:  Yeas 5, Nays 0; April 2, 2001,
 1-6     sent to printer.)
 1-7     COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 465                By:  Shapleigh
 1-8                            A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-9                                   AN ACT
1-10     relating to the establishment of a task force to study the
1-11     viability of creating border port of entry authorities.
1-12           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-13           SECTION 1.  DEFINITIONS.  In this Act:
1-14                 (1)  "Authority" means a border port of entry
1-15     authority.
1-16                 (2)  "Border region" means Brewster, Cameron,
1-17     Culberson, Dimmit, El Paso, Hidalgo, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Kinney,
1-18     La Salle, Maverick, Presidio, Starr, Terrell, Val Verde, Webb,
1-19     Zapata, and Zavala counties.
1-20                 (3)  "Department" means the Texas Department of
1-21     Transportation.
1-22                 (4)  "Task force" means the Border Port of Entry
1-23     Authority Task Force established under this Act.
1-24           SECTION 2.  BORDER PORT OF ENTRY AUTHORITY TASK FORCE.  The
1-25     department shall establish a Border Port of Entry Authority Task
1-26     Force to study the viability of creating border port of entry
1-27     authorities to facilitate the transportation and other movement of
1-28     goods through the border region.
1-29           SECTION 3.  MEMBERSHIP.  (a)  The task force is composed of:
1-30                 (1)  one member representing the department, appointed
1-31     by the executive director of the department;
1-32                 (2)  one member representing each of the four most
1-33     populous municipalities in the border region, appointed by the
1-34     presiding officer of the governing body of each municipality; and
1-35                 (3)  one member representing each of the four most
1-36     populous counties in the border region, appointed by the county
1-37     judge of each county.
1-38           (b)  The member representing the department shall serve as
1-39     the presiding officer of the task force.
1-40           SECTION 4.  ASSISTANCE; EXPENSES.  (a)  The department shall
1-41     provide staff necessary to assist the task force in performing its
1-42     duties.
1-43           (b)  A task force member is not entitled to compensation.
1-44     Each entity with a member on the task force is responsible for that
1-45     member's expenses.
1-46           SECTION 5.  TASK FORCE DUTIES.  In studying the viability of
1-47     creating authorities, the task force shall study and consider:
1-48                 (1)  the procedures used to create an authority,
1-49     including election procedures;
1-50                 (2)  the jurisdiction of an authority;
1-51                 (3)  the potential powers and responsibilities of an
1-52     authority, including:
1-53                       (A)  improving, operating, and maintaining
1-54     warehouses, parking facilities, service stations, and toll and
1-55     toll-free roads and bridges and related structures and
1-56     infrastructure;
1-57                       (B)  the power of eminent domain; and
1-58                       (C)  long-term planning, including the
1-59     preparation of a comprehensive development plan; and
1-60                 (4)  sources of revenue for an authority.
1-61           SECTION 6.  CONSULTATION.  In conducting its study, the task
1-62     force shall consult with the department and each metropolitan
1-63     planning organization whose planning area includes a portion of the
1-64     border region.
 2-1           SECTION 7.  REPORT.  (a)  The department shall prepare a
 2-2     report of the findings and recommendations of the task force.  The
 2-3     department may include its own recommendations in the report.
 2-4           (b)  The department may contract with a private entity or a
 2-5     university to prepare the report.
 2-6           (c)  Not later than January 15, 2003, the department shall
 2-7     submit the report to the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the
 2-8     house of representatives.
 2-9           SECTION 8.  APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW.  Chapter 2110,
2-10     Government Code, does not apply to the task force.
2-11           SECTION 9.  EXPIRATION.  The task force is abolished and this
2-12     Act expires January 15, 2003.
2-13           SECTION 10.  EFFECTIVE DATE.  This Act takes effect
2-14     immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members
2-15     elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III,
2-16     Texas Constitution.  If this Act does not receive the vote
2-17     necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1,
2-18     2001.
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