Amend HB 499 (house committee printing) as follows:

(1)  On page 1, line 4, strike "Section 455.004(c), Transportation Code, is" and substitute "Sections 455.004(b) and (c), Transportation Code, are".

(2)  On page 1, between lines 5 and 6, insert the following:

(b)  The members of the committee shall be appointed by the governor, the lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of representatives, who shall each appoint:

(1)  one member who represents a diverse cross-section of public transportation providers and may be employed by a transit provider or organization representing transit providers;

(2)  one member who represents a diverse cross-section of transportation users and may not be employed by a transit provider or organization representing transit providers; and

(3)  one member who represents the general public and who may be on the staff of a metropolitan planning organization or rural transportation planning organization but may not be employed by a transit provider or organization representing transit providers.

(3)  In SECTION 2 of the bill, add the following appropriately designated subsections and redesignate subsequent subsections of the bill accordingly:

(____) The changes in law made by this Act to Section 455.004(b), Transportation Code, apply only to a member of the public transportation advisory committee with a term beginning on or after the effective date of this Act. A member of the public transportation advisory committee with a term beginning before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect immediately before that date, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.

(____) Notwithstanding the changes in law made by this Act, a member of the public transportation advisory committee with a term beginning before the effective date of this Act may be reappointed to the committee under Section 455.004, Transportation Code.