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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the composition of a board of directors of a regional |
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mobility authority created by a municipality. |
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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 (a-1), Transportation |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The [Except as provided by Subsection (a-1), the] |
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governing body of an authority is a board of directors consisting of |
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representatives of each county in which a transportation project of |
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the authority is located or is proposed to be located. The |
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commissioners court of each county that initially forms the |
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authority shall appoint at least two directors to the board. |
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Additional directors may be appointed to the board at the time of |
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initial formation by agreement of the counties creating the |
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authority to ensure fair representation of political subdivisions |
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in the counties of the authority that will be affected by a |
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transportation project of the authority, provided that the number |
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of directors must be an odd number. The commissioners court of a |
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county that is subsequently added to the authority shall appoint |
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one director to the board. The governor shall appoint one director |
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to the board who shall serve as the presiding officer of the board |
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and shall appoint an additional director to the board if an |
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appointment is necessary to maintain an odd number of directors on |
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the board. |
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(a-1) This section does not apply to an authority created by |
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a municipality or to that authority's governing body [To be
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eligible to serve as director of an authority created by a
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municipality an individual:
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[(1)
may be a representative of an entity that also has
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representation on a metropolitan planning organization in the
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region where the municipality is located; and
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[(2)
is required to be a resident of Texas regardless
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of whether the metropolitan planning organization's geographic
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area includes territory in another state]. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter F, Chapter 370, Transportation Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 370.2511 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 370.2511. BOARD OF DIRECTORS: CERTAIN AUTHORITIES. |
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(a) This section applies only to an authority created by a |
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municipality. |
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(b) The board of directors of an authority created by a |
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municipality consists of the members of the governing body of the |
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municipality. |
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(c) The presiding officers of the governing body of the |
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municipality that creates an authority are the presiding officers |
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of the board. |
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(d) Each director has equal status and may vote. |
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(e) The vote of a majority attending a board meeting is |
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necessary for any action taken by the board. If a vacancy exists on |
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a board, the majority of directors serving on the board is a quorum. |
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(f) The governing body of a municipality that becomes the |
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board of an existing authority under this section shall by |
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resolution provide for the transfer process that establishes the |
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governing body as the board of the authority. |
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(g) Sections 370.2515, 370.252, 370.2521, 370.2522, |
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370.2523, 370.253, 370.254, and 370.255 do not apply to a board |
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under this section. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |