TITLE: Relating to appointments to the public transportation advisory committee.

SUMMARY: Relating to appointments to the public transportation advisory committee.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to appointments to the public transportation advisory committee. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Sections 455.004(b) and (c), Transportation Code, are amended to read as follows: (b) The [members of the] committee consists of the following members [shall be] appointed by the commission [governor, the lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of representatives, who shall each appoint]:(1) three members representing [one member who represents] a diverse cross-section of public transportation providers; (2) three members representing [one member who represents] a diverse cross-section of transportation users; and (3) three members representing [one member who represents] the general public. (c) A member serves at the pleasure of the commission [officer who appointed the member].A member is not entitled to compensation for service on the committee but is entitled to reimbursement for reasonable expenses the member incurs in performing committee duties. SECTION 2. (a) A member of the public transportation advisory committee on the effective date of this Act serves at the pleasure of the Texas Transportation Commission as provided by Section 455.004(c), Transportation Code, as amended by this Act, regardless of the officer who appointed the member. (b) Not later than January 1, 2026, the Texas Transportation Commission shall make appointments as authorized by Section 455.004(b), Transportation Code, as amended by this Act, to fill any vacancies on the public transportation advisory committee existing on the effective date of this Act. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.