BILL ANALYSIS

Senate Research Center                                                                                                     H.B. 1339

79R10657 MTB-F                                                                                        By: Strama (Barrientos)

Transportation & Homeland Security

4/26/2005

Engrossed

AUTHOR'S/SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT

H.B. 1339 specifies who may be appointed as a voting proxy for a legislative member of the policy board of a metropolitan planning organization.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency.

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 472.031, Transportation Code, by adding Subsection (c), to authorize a legislative member of a policy board of a metropolitan planning organization to only appoint a proxy under Subsection (a) who is the legislative member's employee of staff member or who is another member of the policy board.

SECTION 2.  Effective date:  upon passage or September 1, 2005.