Amend CSSB 1420 (house committee printing) as follows:

(1)  On page 1, line 17, between "Subsections" and "(d)", insert "(a), (b),".

(2)  On page 1, between lines 18 and 19, insert the following:

(a)  The Texas Transportation Commission consists of five members, of whom:

(1)  three are appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate;

(3)  one is appointed by the lieutenant governor.

(b)  The members shall be appointed to reflect the diverse geographic regions and population groups of this state. One member appointed by the governor under Subsection (a)(1) must reside in a rural area.

(3)  Add the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumber subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:

SECTION ____.  The appointment of members of the Texas Transportation Commission, as provided by Section 201.051(a), Transportation Code, as amended by this Act, shall be made as follows:

(1)  for the two terms expiring February 1, 2013, the governor and the lieutenant governor shall each make an appointment;

(2)  for the two terms expiring February 1, 2015, the governor shall make one appointment and the governor shall make one appointment selected from a list provided by the speaker of the house of representatives; and

(3)  for the term expiring February 1, 2017, the governor shall make the appointment.