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R E S O L U T I O N
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BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the State of |
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Texas, 81st Legislature, Regular Session, 2009, That House Rule 13, |
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Section 9(a), be suspended in part as provided by House Rule 13, |
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Section 9(f), to enable the conference committee appointed to |
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resolve the differences on Senate Bill 1263 (certain mass transit |
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entities) to consider and take action on the following matters: |
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(1) House Rule 13, Sections 9(a)(1) and (4), are suspended |
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to permit the committee to change text not in disagreement and add |
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text not included in either version of the bill under Section 7 of |
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the bill in amended Section 451.5021(b)(2), Transportation Code, to |
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read as follows: |
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(2) two members, one who must be and one who may be an |
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elected official, [two members] appointed by the governing body of |
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the principal municipality; |
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Explanation: The change is necessary because of the two |
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members of the board appointed by the municipality, only one must be |
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an elected official. |
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(2) House Rule 13, Sections 9(a)(1) and (2), are suspended |
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to permit the committee to change and omit text not in disagreement |
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in Section 7 of the bill in amended Sections 451.5021(b)(3) and |
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(b)(4), Transportation Code, so that the text reads as follows: |
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(3) one member appointed by the commissioners court of |
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the principal county; |
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(4) one member appointed by the commissioners court of |
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the county, excluding the principal county, that has the largest |
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population of the counties in the authority [a panel composed of the
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mayors of all the municipalities in the authority located in the
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principal county of the authority, excluding the mayor of the
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principal municipality]; [and] |
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Explanation: The alteration of text is necessary because the |
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members under these subdivisions will not be jointly appointed. |
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(3) House Rule 13, Sections 9(a)(1) and (4), are suspended |
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to permit the committee to change text not in disagreement and add |
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text not included in either version of the bill in Section 7 of the |
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bill in the introduction of amended Section 451.5021(d), |
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Transportation Code, so that it reads as follows: |
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(d) A person appointed under Subsection (b)(1), (2) |
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[(b)(2), (3), (4)], or (5), except as provided by Subsection |
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(b)(2): |
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Explanation: The new text is needed to refer to the exception |
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to this subsection under Subsection (b)(2). |
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(4) House Rule 13, Sections 9(a)(1) and (2), are suspended |
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to permit the committee to change and omit text not in disagreement |
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in Section 7 of the bill, in added Sections 451.5021(d-2) and (d-3), |
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Transportation Code, so that the text reads as follows: |
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(d-2) A person appointed under Subsection (b)(3) must: |
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(1) have the person's principal place of occupation or |
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employment in the portion of the authority's service area that is |
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located in the principal county; or |
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(2) be a qualified voter of the principal county. |
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(d-3) A person appointed under Subsection (b)(4) must: |
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(1) have the person's principal place of occupation or |
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employment in the portion of the authority's service area that is |
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located in the county, other than the principal county, that has the |
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largest population of the counties in the authority; or |
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(2) be a qualified voter of the county, other than the |
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principal county, that has the largest population of the counties |
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in the authority. |
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Explanation: The changes delete text that was in error or |
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that is not necessary because of the change from joint appointments |
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under Subsections (b)(3) and (b)(4). |