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79R150 JRJ-D

By:  Van Arsdale                                                  H.B. No. 98 



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to certain appointments to the boards of metropolitan 
rapid transit authorities.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 451.502(a), Transportation Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
	(a)  The five board members under Section 451.501(a)(1) are 
appointed by the governing body of the principal municipality, 
except in an authority having a principal municipality with a 
population of more than 1.2 million, the five board members are 
appointed as follows:
		(1)  four members appointed by the mayor of the 
principal municipality and [are] subject to confirmation by the 
governing body of the principal municipality; and
		(2)  one member, who serves as presiding officer of the 
board, appointed by a panel composed of:
			(A)  the commissioners court of the principal 
county; and           
			(B)  the governing body of the principal 
municipality.              
	SECTION 2.  Section 451.520(a), Transportation Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
	(a)  The board shall elect from among its membership a 
presiding officer, an assistant presiding officer, and a secretary.  
This subsection does not apply to the selection of a presiding 
officer who is appointed under Section 451.502(a)(2) or 
451.502(e)(3).
	SECTION 3.  (a)  This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.                      
	(b)  The commissioners court and governing body of the 
municipality shall make the appointment required under Section 
451.502(a)(2), Transportation Code, as amended by this Act, 
following the first vacancy that occurs on the board of a 
metropolitan rapid transit authority from the members appointed 
under Section 451.502(a), Transportation Code, after the effective 
date of this Act.