83R991 AED-D
By: J. Davis of Harris H.B. No. 417
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the composition of the aviation advisory committee.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 21.003, Transportation Code, is amended
by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (b-1) to read as
follows:
(b) Except as provided by Subsection (b-1), a [A] committee
member must have five years of successful experience as:
(1) an aircraft pilot;
(2) an aircraft facilities manager; or
(3) a fixed-base operator.
(b-1) One committee member must be a member of the Texas
commercial space flight industry. Subsection (b) does not apply to
a committee member appointed under this subsection.
SECTION 2. (a) The change in law made by Section
21.003(b-1), Transportation Code, as added by this Act, regarding
the qualifications of members of the aviation advisory committee
does not affect the entitlement of a member serving on the committee
immediately before the effective date of this Act to continue to
serve as a member of the committee for the remainder of the member's
term. The change in law applies only to a member appointed on or
after the effective date of this Act.
(b) The Texas Transportation Commission shall appoint the
committee member required by Section 21.003(b-1), Transportation
Code, as added by this Act, to fill the first vacancy that occurs on
the aviation advisory committee on or after the effective date of
this Act.
SECTION 3. 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, 2013.