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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the port authority advisory committee and funding of |
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port security, facility projects, and studies. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 55.001(5), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(5) "Port security, transportation, or facility |
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project" means a project that is necessary or convenient for the |
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proper operation of a public maritime port and that will improve the |
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security, movement, and intermodal transportation of cargo or |
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passengers in commerce and trade. |
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SECTION 2. Section 55.006(a), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The committee consists of seven members appointed by the |
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commission. The members shall be appointed as follows: |
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(1) one member from the Port of Houston Authority; |
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(2) three members who represent maritime ports on the |
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upper Texas coast; and |
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(3) three members who represent maritime ports on the |
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lower Texas coast. |
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SECTION 3. Section 55.007, Transportation Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 55.007. DUTIES OF COMMITTEE. The committee shall: |
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(1) prepare a port mission plan; |
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(2) review each project eligible to be funded under |
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this chapter and make recommendations for approval or disapproval |
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to the department; |
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(3) every two years [maintain trade data information
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that will assist ports in this state and international trade;
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[(4) annually] prepare a list of projects that have |
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been recommended by the committee, including: |
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(A) the recommended funding level for each |
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project; and |
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(B) if staged implementation of the project is |
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appropriate, the funding requirements for each stage; and |
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(4) [(5)] advise the commission and the department on |
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matters relating to port authorities. |
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SECTION 4. Section 55.008(b), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The committee shall update the port capital program |
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[annually] and shall submit the capital program not later than |
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February 1 of each odd-numbered year to the commission for |
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distribution to: |
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(1) the governor; |
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(2) the lieutenant governor; and |
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(3) the speaker of the house of representatives[; and
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[(4) the commission]. |
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SECTION 5. Section 55.002(b), Transportation Code, is |
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repealed. |
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SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |