81R38684 SGA-D
By: Watson S.R. No. 1072
R E S O L U T I O N
BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the State of Texas, 81st
Legislature, Regular Session, 2009, That Senate Rule 12.03 be
suspended in part as provided by Senate Rule 12.08 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) Senate Rules 12.03(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) Senate Rules 12.03(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) Senate Rules 12.03(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) Senate Rules 12.03(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).