83R10993 NC-D
By: Fallon, Parker, Laubenberg, Crownover, H.B. No. 3577
Taylor, et al.
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.