81R3398 SLB-F
By: Carona S.B. No. 348
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the Texas Transportation Commission's authority to
establish advisory committees.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 201, Transportation Code,
is amended by adding Section 201.117 to read as follows:
Sec. 201.117. ADVISORY COMMITTEES. (a) The commission may
establish, as it considers necessary, advisory committees on any of
the matters under its jurisdiction.
(b) The commission shall determine the purpose, duties, and
membership of each advisory committee.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2009.