By: Nichols S.B. No. 1522
 
  (Thompson of Brazoria)
 
   
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the composition of the aviation advisory committee.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Sections 21.003(a) and (b), Transportation Code,
  are amended to read as follows:
         (a)  The aviation advisory committee consists of [six]
  members appointed by the commission to advise the commission and
  the department on aviation matters.  The commission by rule shall
  determine the number of members of the committee.
         (b)  A majority of the members of the committee [member] must
  have five years of successful experience as:
               (1)  an aircraft pilot;
               (2)  an aircraft facilities manager; or
               (3)  a fixed-base operator.
         SECTION 2.  Not later than September 1, 2018, the Texas
  Transportation Commission shall adopt the rules required by Section
  21.003(a), Transportation Code, as amended by this Act.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
  a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
  provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
  Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
  Act takes effect September 1, 2017.