H.R. No. 2928
R E S O L U T I O N
BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the State of
Texas, 81st Legislature, Regular Session, 2009, That House Rule 13,
Section 9(a), be suspended in part as provided by House Rule 13,
Section 9(f), to enable the conference committee appointed to
resolve the differences on Senate Bill 1263 (certain mass transit
entities) to consider and take action on the following matters:
(1) House Rule 13, Sections 9(a)(1) and (4), are suspended
to permit the committee to change text not in disagreement and add
text not included in either version of the bill under Section 7 of
the bill in amended Section 451.5021(b)(2), Transportation Code, to
read as follows:
(2) two members, one who must be and one who may be an
elected official, [two members] appointed by the governing body of
the principal municipality;
Explanation: The change is necessary because of the two
members of the board appointed by the municipality, only one must be
an elected official.
(2) House Rule 13, Sections 9(a)(1) and (2), are suspended
to permit the committee to change and omit text not in disagreement
in Section 7 of the bill in amended Sections 451.5021(b)(3) and
(b)(4), Transportation Code, so that the text reads as follows:
(3) one member appointed by the commissioners court of
the principal county;
(4) one member appointed by the commissioners court of
the county, excluding the principal county, that has the largest
population of the counties in the authority [a panel composed of the
mayors of all the municipalities in the authority located in the
principal county of the authority, excluding the mayor of the
principal municipality]; [and]
Explanation: The alteration of text is necessary because the
members under these subdivisions will not be jointly appointed.
(3) House Rule 13, Sections 9(a)(1) and (4), are suspended
to permit the committee to change text not in disagreement and add
text not included in either version of the bill in Section 7 of the
bill in the introduction of amended Section 451.5021(d),
Transportation Code, so that it reads as follows:
(d) A person appointed under Subsection (b)(1), (2)
[(b)(2), (3), (4)], or (5), except as provided by Subsection
(b)(2):
Explanation: The new text is needed to refer to the exception
to this subsection under Subsection (b)(2).
(4) House Rule 13, Sections 9(a)(1) and (2), are suspended
to permit the committee to change and omit text not in disagreement
in Section 7 of the bill, in added Sections 451.5021(d-2) and (d-3),
Transportation Code, so that the text reads as follows:
(d-2) A person appointed under Subsection (b)(3) must:
(1) have the person's principal place of occupation or
employment in the portion of the authority's service area that is
located in the principal county; or
(2) be a qualified voter of the principal county.
(d-3) A person appointed under Subsection (b)(4) must:
(1) have the person's principal place of occupation or
employment in the portion of the authority's service area that is
located in the county, other than the principal county, that has the
largest population of the counties in the authority; or
(2) be a qualified voter of the county, other than the
principal county, that has the largest population of the counties
in the authority.
Explanation: The changes delete text that was in error or
that is not necessary because of the change from joint appointments
under Subsections (b)(3) and (b)(4).
Rodriguez
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 2928 was adopted by the House on May
31, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 141, Nays 0, 1 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House