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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. Section 455.004(c), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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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 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. |