H.B. No. 3718

	AN ACT
	relating to terms of directors of a regional mobility authority.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1.  Section 370.251(c), Transportation Code, is
	amended to read as follows:
	(c)  Directors [If permitted under the constitution of this
	state, directors serve staggered six-year terms, with the terms of
	no more than one-third of the directors expiring on February 1 of
	each odd-numbered year. If six-year terms are not permitted under
	the constitution, directors] serve two-year terms, with as near as
	possible to [the terms of not more than] one-half of the directors'
	terms [directors] expiring on February 1 of each year.
	SECTION 2.  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, 2007.
	______________________________	______________________________
	President of the Senate	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.B. No. 3718 was passed by the House on April
	19, 2007, by the following vote:  Yeas 142, Nays 0, 2 present, not
	voting.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House
	I certify that H.B. No. 3718 was passed by the Senate on May
	10, 2007, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.
	______________________________
	Secretary of the Senate
	APPROVED:  _____________________
	Date
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	Governor