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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to appointments to the public transportation advisory |
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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 [members of the] committee consists of the following |
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members [shall be] appointed by the commission [governor, the |
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lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of |
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representatives, who shall each appoint]: |
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(1) three members representing [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) three members representing [one member who |
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represents] a diverse cross-section of transportation users; and |
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(3) three members representing [one member who |
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represents] the general public. |
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(c) A member serves at the pleasure of the commission |
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[officer who appointed the member]. A member is not entitled to |
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compensation for service on the committee but is entitled to |
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reimbursement for reasonable expenses the member incurs in |
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performing committee duties. |
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SECTION 2. (a) A member of the public transportation |
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advisory committee on the effective date of this Act serves at the |
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pleasure of the Texas Transportation Commission as provided by |
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Section 455.004(c), Transportation Code, as amended by this Act, |
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regardless of the officer who appointed the member. |
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(b) Not later than January 1, 2026, the Texas Transportation |
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Commission shall make appointments as authorized by Section |
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455.004(b), Transportation Code, as amended by this Act, to fill |
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any vacancies on the public transportation advisory committee |
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existing on the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |