Amend CSHB 646 (House Committee Printing) by striking page 2, 
line 21, through page 3, line 13, and substituting:
	(b)  The membership of the commission consists of:                      
		(1)  the governor of each party state or that governor's 
designee;   
		(2)  one representative each from:                                     
			(A)  the Mississippi Energy and Transportation 
Board, or its successor;
			(B)  the Office of Aviation and Public 
Transportation of the Louisiana Department of Transportation and 
Development, or its successor;
			(C)  the Alabama Department of Energy, or its 
successor; and        
			(D)  the Texas Department of Transportation; and                      
		(3)  five citizens from each party state, appointed by 
the governor of the party state.
	(c)  The citizens appointed from the state of Texas must 
reside in a federally designated high-speed rail corridor.
	(d)  An appointed member of the commission serves a four-year 
term.   
	(e)  A vacancy on the commission shall be filled for the 
unexpired portion of the term by the governor of the party state 
that appointed the member whose position becomes vacant.
	(f)  A member is not entitled to compensation for service on 
the commission but is entitled to reimbursement for reasonable 
expenses the member incurs in performing commission duties.