S.B. No. 1522
AN ACT
relating to the composition of the aviation advisory committee.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Sections 21.003(a) and (b), Transportation Code,
are amended to read as follows:
(a) The aviation advisory committee consists of [six]
members appointed by the commission to advise the commission and
the department on aviation matters. The commission by rule shall
determine the number of members of the committee.
(b) A majority of the members of the 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.
SECTION 2. Not later than September 1, 2018, the Texas
Transportation Commission shall adopt the rules required by Section
21.003(a), Transportation Code, as amended by 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, 2017.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1522 passed the Senate on
April 19, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1522 passed the House on
May 24, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 146, Nays 0, two
present not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
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Date
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Governor