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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the public transportation advisory committee. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections |
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455.004(b) and (c), Transportation |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The members of the committee shall be appointed by the |
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governor, the lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of |
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representatives, who shall each appoint: |
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(1) one member who represents a diverse cross-section |
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of public transportation providers and may be employed by a transit |
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provider or organization representing transit providers; |
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(2) one member who represents a diverse cross-section |
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of transportation users and may not be employed by a transit |
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provider or organization representing transit providers; and |
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(3) one member who represents the general public and |
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who may be on the staff of a metropolitan planning organization or |
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rural transportation planning organization but may not be employed |
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by a transit provider or organization representing transit |
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providers. |
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(c) Members serve for staggered terms of six years, with the |
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terms of three members expiring on February 1 of each odd-numbered |
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year. A vacancy on the committee shall be filled in the same manner |
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as the original appointment for that position [A member serves at
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the pleasure of the officer who appointed the member]. A member is |
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not entitled to compensation for service on the committee but is |
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entitled to reimbursement for reasonable expenses the member incurs |
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in performing committee duties. |
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SECTION 2. (a) The terms of the public transportation |
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advisory committee members serving on the effective date of this |
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Act expire January 31, 2017. |
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(b) The changes in law made by this Act to Section |
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455.004(b), Transportation Code, apply only to a member of the |
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public transportation advisory committee with a term beginning on |
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or after the effective date of this Act. A member of the public |
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transportation advisory committee with a term beginning before the |
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effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect |
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immediately before that date, and the former law is continued in |
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effect for that purpose. |
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(c) Notwithstanding the changes in law made by this Act, a |
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member of the public transportation advisory committee with a term |
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beginning before the effective date of this Act may be reappointed |
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to the committee under Section 455.004, Transportation Code. |
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(d) The governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of the |
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house of representatives each shall appoint three members to the |
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committee, in accordance with Section 455.004, Transportation |
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Code, as amended by this Act, for terms beginning February 1, 2017, |
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with one member having a term expiring February 1, 2019, one member |
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having a term expiring February 1, 2021, and one member having a |
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term expiring February 1, 2023. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |