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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the composition of the board of directors of a regional |
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mobility authority. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 370.251(a) and (g), Transportation |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The governing body of an authority is a board of |
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directors. Subject to Subsection (g) and Section 370.252, to be |
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eligible to serve as director an individual must be a |
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representative of an entity that also has representation on a |
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metropolitan planning organization [consisting of representatives
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of each county] in which a transportation project of the authority |
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is located or is proposed to be located, regardless of where the |
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individual resides or whether the entity is within the geographic |
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area of the authority. The commissioners court of each county that |
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initially forms the authority shall appoint at least two directors |
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to the board. Additional directors may be appointed to the board at |
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the time of initial formation by agreement of the counties creating |
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the authority to ensure fair representation of political |
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subdivisions in the counties of the authority that will be affected |
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by a transportation project of the authority, provided that the |
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number of directors must be an odd number. The commissioners court |
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of a county that is subsequently added to the authority shall |
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appoint one director to the board. The governor shall appoint one |
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director to the board who shall serve as the presiding officer of |
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the board and shall appoint an additional director to the board if |
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an appointment is necessary to maintain an odd number of directors |
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on the board. |
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(g) The following individuals are ineligible to serve as a |
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director: |
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(1) an elected official; |
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(2) [a person who is not a resident of a county within
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the geographic area of the authority;
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[(3)] a department employee; |
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(3) [(4)] an employee of a governmental entity any part |
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of which is located within the geographic boundaries of the |
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authority; and |
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(4) [(5)] a person owning an interest in real property |
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that will be acquired for an authority project, if it is known at |
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the time of the person's proposed appointment that the property |
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will be acquired for the authority project. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |