TITLE 43.TRANSPORTATION

Part 3. AUTOMOBILE THEFT PREVENTION AUTHORITY

Chapter 57. AUTOMOBILE THEFT PREVENTION AUTHORITY

43 TAC §57.56

The Automobile Theft Prevention Authority (ATPA) proposes amendments to §57.56, concerning General Requirements for Advisory Committees. The proposed amendments to change the date the board's advisory committees will be abolished in §57.56(6). The Government Code §2110.008 requires the Authority to approve the continuation of its advisory committees and reset the date of their abolishment, or the committees will be abolished by operation of law. The proposed amendment to §57.56(6) changes the date to August 31, 2010. Adoption of this proposal will act as the Authority's approval of the continuation of these committees.

Susan Sampson, Director of the ATPA, has determined that for the first five-year period the amendments are in effect, there will be no additional fiscal implications for state and local governments as a result of enforcing or administering the proposed amendments.

Ms. Sampson also has determined that for each year of the first five years the amendments are in effect the public benefit anticipated as a result of the proposed amendments will be better notice to the public as to the Authority's continuation of its advisory committees, which assist the Authority in its mission to prevent and reduce auto theft. There will be no economic effect on micro or small businesses with the amendment as proposed. There is no anticipated economic cost to persons who are required to comply with the amendments as proposed.

Comments on the proposed amendments may be submitted to Susan Sampson, Director, Automobile Theft Prevention Authority, 4000 Jackson Ave, Austin, Texas 78731, for a period of 30 days from the date that the proposed action is published in the Texas Register .

The amendments are proposed under Texas Civil Statutes, Article 4413(37), §6(a), which the Authority interprets as authorizing it to adopt rules implementing its statutory powers and duties, and Government Code §2110.008, which the Authority interprets as requiring it to set a date of abolishment for its advisory committees or face automatic abolishment of them.

The following are the statutes, articles, or codes affected by the amendments: §57.56 - Article 4413(37), §6(a), Government Code §2110.008.

§57.56.General Requirements for Advisory Committees.

The border solutions advisory committee, the grantee advisory committee and the insurance fraud advisory committees are subject to the following provisions:

(1) - (5) (No change.)

(6) Committee's term. Each committee is abolished on August 31, 2010 [ August 31, 2006 ], unless the ATPA amends this paragraph to establish a different date.

(7) (No change.)

This agency hereby certifies that the proposal has been reviewed by legal counsel and found to be within the agency's legal authority to adopt.

Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on May 11, 2006.

TRD-200602649

Susan Sampson

Director

Automobile Theft Prevention Authority

Earliest possible date of adoption: June 25, 2006

For further information, please call: (512) 374-5101