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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to gubernatorial appointments to the board of directors of |
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certain regional mobility authorities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 370.251(a), Transportation Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) Except as provided by Subsection (a-1), the governing |
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body of an authority is a board of directors consisting of |
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representatives of each county in which a transportation project of |
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the authority is located or is proposed to be located. The |
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commissioners court of each county that initially forms the |
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authority shall appoint at least two directors to the |
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board. Additional directors may be appointed to the board at the |
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time of initial formation by agreement of the counties creating the |
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authority to ensure fair representation of political subdivisions |
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in the counties of the authority that will be affected by a |
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transportation project of the authority, provided that the number |
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of directors must be an odd number. The commissioners court of a |
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county that is subsequently added to the authority shall appoint at |
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least one director to the board. The governor shall appoint one |
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director to the board who shall serve as the presiding officer of |
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the board and shall appoint an additional director to the board if |
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an appointment is necessary to maintain an odd number of directors |
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on the board. For an authority consisting of two or more counties, |
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each with a population of 400,000 or more, the governor's |
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appointments shall be made on a rotating basis among the counties in |
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which a transportation project of the authority is located or is |
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proposed to be located. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |