79R9284 JRJ-D


By:  Coleman, Van Arsdale                                         H.B. No. 2889

Substitute the following for H.B. No. 2889:                                   

By:  Hamric                                                   C.S.H.B. No. 2889



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the governing board and territory of certain 
metropolitan rapid transit authorities.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.   Section 451.501(g), Transportation Code, is 
amended to read as follows:
	(g)  This section does not apply to the board of an authority 
described by Section 451.5021(a) or 451.5022(a).
	SECTION 2.   Sections 451.502(a) and (f), Transportation 
Code, are 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 by the mayor of the principal municipality and are 
subject to confirmation by the governing body of the principal 
municipality].
	(f)  This section does not apply to the board of an authority 
described by Section 451.5021(a) or 451.5022(a).
	SECTION 3.   Subchapter K, Chapter 451, Transportation Code, 
is amended by adding Section 451.5022 to read as follows:
	Sec. 451.5022.  BOARD COMPOSITION; AUTHORITY HAVING A 
PRINCIPAL MUNICIPALITY WITH A POPULATION GREATER THAN 1.2 MILLION.  
(a)  This section applies only to the board of an authority having a 
principal municipality with a population of more than 1.2 million.
	(b)  The board is composed of nine members who are appointed 
as follows:
		(1)  three members appointed by the mayor of the 
principal municipality who are subject to confirmation by the 
governing body of the principal municipality;
		(2)  three members appointed by the commissioners court 
of the principal county;
		(3)  two members appointed by a panel composed of:                     
			(A)  the mayors of the municipalities in the 
authority, excluding the mayor of the principal municipality; and
			(B)  the county judges of the counties having 
unincorporated area in the authority, excluding the county judge of 
the principal county; and
		(4)  one member to be appointed jointly by the mayor of 
the principal municipality, subject to confirmation by the 
governing body of the principal municipality, and the commissioners 
court of the principal county.
	(c)  In this section, "principal county" has the meaning 
assigned by Section 451.501(f).
	SECTION 4.   (a)  This section applies only to an authority 
governed by a board to which Section 451.5022, Transportation Code, 
as added by this Act, applies.
	(b)  The changes in law made by this Act do not affect the 
entitlement of a member serving on the board immediately before the 
effective date of this Act to continue to carry out the board's 
functions for the remainder of the member's term.  The changes in 
law apply only to a member appointed on or after an election to 
change the composition of the board under Section 451.5022, 
Transportation Code, as added by this Act, has been successful. 
This Act does not prohibit a person who is a member of the board on 
the effective date of this Act from being reappointed to the board 
after a successful election if the person has the qualifications 
required for a member under Section 451.5022, Transportation Code, 
as added by this Act.
	SECTION 5.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this 
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this 
Act takes effect September 1, 2005.