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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the appointment of a person with experience and |
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training in public health policy to the board of directors of a |
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regional mobility authority. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 370.251, Transportation Code, is amended |
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by amending Subsection (h) and adding Subsection (a-2) to read as |
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follows: |
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(a-2) The commissioners courts of each county participating |
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in the authority by agreement, or the governing body of a |
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municipality that created an authority, shall appoint a person with |
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experience and training in public health policy to serve as a |
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nonvoting director. The nonvoting director appointed under this |
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subsection shall provide the board with an assessment of the public |
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health impact of each proposed transportation project of the |
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authority. |
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(h) Each director other than the director described by |
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Subsection (a-2) has equal status and may vote. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |