Amend CSHB 2702 by adding the following SECTION to the bill,
and renumber subsequent SECTIONS accordingly:
SECTION ___. Section 455.004, Transportation Code, is
amended by amending Subsections (a) and (b) to read as follows:
(a) A public transportation advisory committee consisting
of 11 [nine] members shall:
(1) advise the commission on the needs and problems of
the state's public transportation providers, including the methods
for allocating state public transportation money;
(2) comment on rules involving public transportation
during development of the rules and before the commission finally
adopts the rules unless an emergency requires immediate commission
action;
(3) advise the commission on the implementation of
Chapter 461; and
(4) perform any other duty determined by the
commission.
(b) The commission shall appoint members of the advisory
committee. The membership of the committee shall include:
(1) four members who represent a diverse cross-section
of public transportation providers;
(2) three members who represent a diverse
cross-section of transportation users; [and]
(3) one member with experience in the administration
of health and human services programs; and
(4) [(3)] three [two] members who represent the general
public.