HB 1894 -- State Transportation Commission

Co-Sponsors:  Black, Myers, Moore, King, Jetton, Merideth,
Barnitz, Quinn

This bill requires that members of the State Transportation
Commission be appointed by the Governor from among candidates
supplied by the House and Senate leadership of each political
party.  Every two years the Governor will appoint one candidate
from each party.  Candidates must be appointed by July 1 in
even-numbered years.  When a vacancy on the commission occurs,
the House and Senate leadership of the political party of the
vacating member must submit three candidates for selection within
30 days.  The Governor has 15 days to appoint the new member.
The new member will serve only the remainder of the unexpired
six-year term of the vacating member.

All references to the Highway Commission or the Highways and
Transportation Commission and the Department of Highways in the
statutes will mean the Transportation Commission and the
Department of Transportation.

Missouri House of Representatives
Last Updated October 11, 2002 at 9:02 am