Amend CSSB 287 by inserting the following appropriately numbered ARTICLE in the bill after existing ARTICLE 45 of the bill and renumbering subsequent ARTICLES and SECTIONS of the bill appropriately: ARTICLE _____. MULTI-STATE WATER RESOURCES PLANNING COMMISSION SECTION _____.01. Sections 8.013(a) and (c), Water Code, are amended to read as follows: (a) The commission is composed of seven [six] commissioners who are appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. (c) Three [Two] commissioners must be members of the general public, one commissioner must have a background in the field of higher education, one commissioner must have a background in private business, one commissioner must have a background in agriculture, and one commissioner must have a background in an energy-related field. SECTION _____.02. Section 8.015(a), Water Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) Commissioners hold office for staggered terms of six years, with the terms of two or three commissioners expiring on February 1 of each odd-numbered year. SECTION _____.03. As soon as possible on or after September 1, 2003, the governor shall appoint an additional public member to the Multi-State Water Resources Planning Commission for a term expiring February 1, 2009.