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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 455.004(b), and (c), Transportation |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The |
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commission shall appoint the members of the advisory |
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committee. The committee must include at least members of the
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committee shall be appointed by the governor, the lieutenant
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governor, and the speaker of the house of representatives, who
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shall each appoint: |
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(1) two members who represent one member who
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represents a diverse cross-section of public transportation |
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providers; |
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(2) two members who represent one member who
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represents a diverse cross-section of transportation users; and |
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(3) two members who represent one member who
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represents the general public. |
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(c) A member serves at the pleasure of the officer who
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appointed the member. A member is not entitled to compensation for |
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service on the committee but is entitled to reimbursement for |
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reasonable expenses the member incurs in performing committee |
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duties. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act to the public |
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transportation advisory committee does not affect the entitlement |
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of a member serving on the committee immediately before the |
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effective date of this Act to serve the remainder of the member's |
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term. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |