83R10993 NC-D By: Fallon H.B. No. 3577 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the composition of the governing body of certain regional planning commissions. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 391.006, Local Government Code, is amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: (a) Except as provided by Subsection (c) or (d), participating governmental units may by joint agreement determine the number and qualifications of members of the governing body of a commission. (d) If a county participating in a commission has a population of more than 650,000 and less than 850,000, the governing body of the commission must include one member appointed by that county. SECTION 2. A county to which Section 391.006, Local Government Code, as amended by this Act, applies shall appoint a member to the governing body of a regional planning commission as required by that section not later than January 1, 2014. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013.