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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the membership of the Texas Transportation Commission. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 201.051(a) and (b), Transportation |
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Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) The Texas Transportation Commission consists of seven |
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[five] members appointed by the governor with the advice and |
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consent of the senate. |
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(b) The members shall be appointed from [to reflect the] |
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diverse geographic regions and population groups of this state. |
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One member must reside in a rural area and be a registered voter of a |
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county with a population of less than 150,000. |
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SECTION 2. Section 201.052, Transportation Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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Sec. 201.052. TERMS. Members of the commission serve |
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staggered six-year terms, with the terms of either two [one] or |
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three [two] members expiring February 1 of each odd-numbered year. |
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SECTION 3. Promptly after this Act takes effect, the |
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governor shall appoint two additional members to the Texas |
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Transportation Commission. In appointing those members, the |
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governor shall appoint one person to a term expiring February 1, |
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2021, and one person to a term expiring February 1, 2023. |
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SECTION 4. The changes in law made by this Act in the |
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qualifications of members of the Texas Transportation Commission do |
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not affect the entitlement of a member serving on the commission |
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immediately before the effective date of this Act to continue to |
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serve for the remainder of the member's term. As the terms of |
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commission members expire, the governor shall appoint or reappoint |
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a member who has the qualifications required for a member under |
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Section 201.051, Transportation Code, as amended by this Act. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |