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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the composition of the aviation advisory committee. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 21.003(a) and (b), Transportation Code, |
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are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The aviation advisory committee consists of [six] |
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members appointed by the commission to advise the commission and |
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the department on aviation matters. The commission by rule shall |
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determine the number of members of the committee. |
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(b) A majority of the members of the committee [member] must |
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have five years of successful experience as: |
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(1) an aircraft pilot; |
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(2) an aircraft facilities manager; or |
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(3) a fixed-base operator. |
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SECTION 2. Not later than September 1, 2018, the Texas |
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Transportation Commission shall adopt the rules required by Section |
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21.003(a), Transportation Code, as amended by this Act. |
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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. |