(a) Members of the council are:
  (1) the commissioner of the General Land Office;
  (2) the members of the Railroad Commission of Texas;
  (3) the chairman of the General Services Commission; and
  (4) the chairman of the Texas Natural Resources Conservation Commission.
(b) A council member may designate an individual from the state agency the member represents to serve in place of the member. Designees shall have all power and authority granted the members of the council under the Act and under this chapter.
(c) Chairmanship of the council shall rotate annually, on each September 1st, between the commissioner of the General Land Office and the chairman of the Railroad Commission of Texas or their designees.
(d) The council may designate an executive committee to review, evaluate, consider, or analyze applications on the council's behalf. The executive committee may perform any other function deemed necessary by the council. The recommendations and any required technical reviews of an application must be made in writing and circulated to all council members. The council shall consider the written recommendation of the executive committee, but shall not be bound by such recommendation.

Source Note: The provisions of this §655.10 adopted to be effective February 11, 1994, 19 TexReg 628.