84R2552 TSR-D
By: White of Tyler H.B. No. 363
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the creation of a task force to conduct a study and
develop recommendations on the efficacy of the continuation of
daylight saving time in this state.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. TEXAS TASK FORCE ON DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME. (a)
The Texas Task Force on Daylight Saving Time is created.
(b) The task force shall study the efficacy of the
continuation of daylight saving time in this state.
(c) The task force is composed of the following seven
members:
(1) one member appointed by the governor;
(2) one member appointed by the lieutenant governor;
(3) one member appointed by the speaker of the house of
representatives;
(4) one member appointed by the commissioner of
agriculture;
(5) one member appointed by the comptroller;
(6) one member appointed by the chair of the Railroad
Commission of Texas; and
(7) one member appointed by the chair of the Texas
Transportation Commission.
(d) The governor shall designate a member of the task force
to serve as presiding officer.
(e) A member of the task force is not entitled to
compensation but is entitled to reimbursement for the member's
travel expenses as provided by Chapter 660, Government Code, and
the General Appropriations Act.
(f) The task force shall compile a detailed report of its
findings and recommendations and shall submit the report to the
governor, the lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of
representatives not later than December 1, 2016. The report must
include a recommendation by the task force as to whether the
legislature should act to exempt the state from the provisions of
the Uniform Time Act of 1966 (15 U.S.C. Section 260a(a)) that
establish daylight saving time.
(g) The task force is not subject to Chapter 2110,
Government Code.
(h) The task force is abolished and this Act expires on
January 1, 2017.
SECTION 2. APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS. The members of the task
force shall be appointed to the Texas Task Force on Daylight Saving
Time, as required by this Act, as soon as practicable after the
effective date of this Act.
SECTION 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 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, 2015.