HBA-MSH H.B. 739 77(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 739
By: Pickett
Transportation
4/12/2001
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Currently, the Texas Transportation Commission is composed of three members
appointed by the governor.  It is difficult for three members to represent
the geographic diversity of a state composed of approximately 20 million
people, 260,000 square miles of land, and 79,000 miles of state maintained
roads. House Bill 739 increases the number of members of the Texas
Transportation Commission to five and requires the members to represent
certain areas of the state. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does
not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, department, agency, or institution. 

ANALYSIS

House Bill 739 amends the Transportation Code to increase from three to
five the number of members of the Texas Transportation Commission
(commission).  The bill requires the appointments to the commission to be
made so that separate members represent certain specified areas of the
state.  The bill sets forth provisions to govern the transition to five
members.   

EFFECTIVE DATE

On passage, or of the Act does not receive the necessary vote, the act
takes effect September 1, 2001.