Sec. 155.003. ADMINISTRATION. (a) The commission shall administer the center.

(b) The commission shall appoint an advisory committee to advise the commission regarding the development of priorities, guidelines, and procedures for the implementation of this chapter. The advisory committee must include representatives of:

(1) Rice University;

(2) the University of Houston;

(3) The University of Texas at Austin;

(4) Texas A&M University;

(5) Texas A&M University at Galveston;

(6) Texas Southern University;

(7) The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley;

(8) regional planning commissions, councils of governments, or similar regional planning agencies created under Chapter 391, Local Government Code, whose membership includes a municipality or county located in the Gulf Coast Region;

(9) engineering and construction firms associated with public works contracts; and

(10) the medical profession in a major urban area located in the Gulf Coast Region.

(c) The commission and advisory committee may cooperate, coordinate, and share information with a governmental entity or postsecondary educational institution in another state that borders the Gulf of Mexico.

(d) The commission, in consultation with the advisory committee, shall adopt guidelines and procedures for the administration of this chapter.

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 676 (H.B. 1493), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.

Amended by:

Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 188 (S.B. 1467), Sec. 11, eff. May 30, 2021.