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Amend HB 1112 by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Subchapter F, Chapter 370, Transportation Code, is amended by adding Section 370.2511 to read as follows:
Sec. 370.2511. BOARD OF DIRECTORS: CERTAIN AUTHORITIES. (a) This section applies only to an authority created by a municipality.
(b) The governing body of a municipality by order may establish the governing body as the board of directors of an authority.
(c) If the board of directors of an authority created by a municipality consists of the members of the governing body of the municipality, the presiding officers of the governing body of the municipality are the presiding officers of the board.
(d) Each director of a board under this section has equal status and may vote.
(e) The vote of a majority attending a board meeting is necessary for any action taken by a board under this section. If a vacancy exists on a board, the majority of directors serving on the board is a quorum.
(f) The governing body of a municipality that becomes the board of an existing authority under this section shall by resolution provide for the transfer process that establishes the governing body as the board of the authority.
(g) If the board of directors of an authority created by a municipality consists of the members of the governing body of the municipality, Sections 370.251, 370.2515, 370.252, 370.2521, 370.2522, 370.2523, 370.253, 370.254, 370.255 do not apply to the board.