1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 2928 |
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3 | 3 | | |
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4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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5 | 5 | | BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the State of |
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6 | 6 | | Texas, 81st Legislature, Regular Session, 2009, That House Rule 13, |
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7 | 7 | | Section 9(a), be suspended in part as provided by House Rule 13, |
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8 | 8 | | Section 9(f), to enable the conference committee appointed to |
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9 | 9 | | resolve the differences on Senate Bill 1263 (certain mass transit |
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10 | 10 | | entities) to consider and take action on the following matters: |
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11 | 11 | | (1) House Rule 13, Sections 9(a)(1) and (4), are suspended |
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12 | 12 | | to permit the committee to change text not in disagreement and add |
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13 | 13 | | text not included in either version of the bill under Section 7 of |
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14 | 14 | | the bill in amended Section 451.5021(b)(2), Transportation Code, to |
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15 | 15 | | read as follows: |
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16 | 16 | | (2) two members, one who must be and one who may be an |
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17 | 17 | | elected official, [two members] appointed by the governing body of |
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18 | 18 | | the principal municipality; |
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19 | 19 | | Explanation: The change is necessary because of the two |
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20 | 20 | | members of the board appointed by the municipality, only one must be |
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21 | 21 | | an elected official. |
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22 | 22 | | (2) House Rule 13, Sections 9(a)(1) and (2), are suspended |
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23 | 23 | | to permit the committee to change and omit text not in disagreement |
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24 | 24 | | in Section 7 of the bill in amended Sections 451.5021(b)(3) and |
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25 | 25 | | (b)(4), Transportation Code, so that the text reads as follows: |
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26 | 26 | | (3) one member appointed by the commissioners court of |
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27 | 27 | | the principal county; |
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28 | 28 | | (4) one member appointed by the commissioners court of |
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29 | 29 | | the county, excluding the principal county, that has the largest |
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30 | 30 | | population of the counties in the authority [a panel composed of the |
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31 | 31 | | mayors of all the municipalities in the authority located in the |
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32 | 32 | | principal county of the authority, excluding the mayor of the |
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33 | 33 | | principal municipality]; [and] |
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34 | 34 | | Explanation: The alteration of text is necessary because the |
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35 | 35 | | members under these subdivisions will not be jointly appointed. |
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36 | 36 | | (3) House Rule 13, Sections 9(a)(1) and (4), are suspended |
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37 | 37 | | to permit the committee to change text not in disagreement and add |
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38 | 38 | | text not included in either version of the bill in Section 7 of the |
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39 | 39 | | bill in the introduction of amended Section 451.5021(d), |
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40 | 40 | | Transportation Code, so that it reads as follows: |
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41 | 41 | | (d) A person appointed under Subsection (b)(1), (2) |
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42 | 42 | | [(b)(2), (3), (4)], or (5), except as provided by Subsection |
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43 | 43 | | (b)(2): |
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44 | 44 | | Explanation: The new text is needed to refer to the exception |
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45 | 45 | | to this subsection under Subsection (b)(2). |
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46 | 46 | | (4) House Rule 13, Sections 9(a)(1) and (2), are suspended |
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47 | 47 | | to permit the committee to change and omit text not in disagreement |
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48 | 48 | | in Section 7 of the bill, in added Sections 451.5021(d-2) and (d-3), |
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49 | 49 | | Transportation Code, so that the text reads as follows: |
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50 | 50 | | (d-2) A person appointed under Subsection (b)(3) must: |
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51 | 51 | | (1) have the person's principal place of occupation or |
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52 | 52 | | employment in the portion of the authority's service area that is |
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53 | 53 | | located in the principal county; or |
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54 | 54 | | (2) be a qualified voter of the principal county. |
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55 | 55 | | (d-3) A person appointed under Subsection (b)(4) must: |
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56 | 56 | | (1) have the person's principal place of occupation or |
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57 | 57 | | employment in the portion of the authority's service area that is |
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58 | 58 | | located in the county, other than the principal county, that has the |
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59 | 59 | | largest population of the counties in the authority; or |
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60 | 60 | | (2) be a qualified voter of the county, other than the |
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61 | 61 | | principal county, that has the largest population of the counties |
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62 | 62 | | in the authority. |
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63 | 63 | | Explanation: The changes delete text that was in error or |
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64 | 64 | | that is not necessary because of the change from joint appointments |
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65 | 65 | | under Subsections (b)(3) and (b)(4). |
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66 | 66 | | Rodriguez |
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67 | 67 | | ______________________________ |
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68 | 68 | | Speaker of the House |
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69 | 69 | | I certify that H.R. No. 2928 was adopted by the House on May |
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70 | 70 | | 31, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 141, Nays 0, 1 present, not |
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71 | 71 | | voting. |
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72 | 72 | | ______________________________ |
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73 | 73 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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