Tex. Transportation Code § 55.006
This is the official text of Tex. Transportation Code § 55.006, part of Texas’s Transportation Code — governs vehicles, drivers, and roadways.
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§ 55.006. PORT AUTHORITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
Official statutory text
(a) The committee consists of nine members appointed as follows:
(1) one member from the Port of Houston Authority appointed by the commission;
(2) three members who represent maritime ports on the upper Texas coast appointed by the commission;
(3) three members who represent maritime ports on the lower Texas coast appointed by the commission;
(4) one member appointed by the lieutenant governor; and
(5) one member appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
(b) A committee member serves at the pleasure of the commission.
(c) The committee must meet at least semiannually.
(d) 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.
(e) Section 2110.002, Government Code, does not apply to the committee.
(1) one member from the Port of Houston Authority appointed by the commission;
(2) three members who represent maritime ports on the upper Texas coast appointed by the commission;
(3) three members who represent maritime ports on the lower Texas coast appointed by the commission;
(4) one member appointed by the lieutenant governor; and
(5) one member appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
(b) A committee member serves at the pleasure of the commission.
(c) The committee must meet at least semiannually.
(d) 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.
(e) Section 2110.002, Government Code, does not apply to the committee.
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