Sec. 437.151. REAL PROPERTY ADVISORY COUNCIL. (a) The real property advisory council is composed of the following eight members:
(1) two deputy adjutants general;
(2) the executive director; and
(3) five public members who are not actively serving in the Texas National Guard and who have experience in architecture, construction management, engineering, property management, facilities maintenance management, real estate services, or real property law.
(b) The public members of the advisory council are appointed to staggered three-year terms by the adjutant general.
(c) The adjutant general shall adopt regulations specifying the requirements, term limits, and expectations for the advisory council.
(d) The adjutant general shall designate one of the public members of the advisory council as the presiding officer of the advisory council to serve in that capacity at the pleasure of the adjutant general.
(e) The director of the facilities management office is responsible for administration and coordination of council meetings and preparation of materials with input from the council membership.
(f) The council shall meet at least two times each fiscal year to advise the department on:
(1) the facility master plan;
(2) the long-range construction plan;
(3) the selection of architecture and engineering firms;
(4) requests for bonding authority for state military facilities;
(5) the disposal or sale of department property;
(6) surface leases of department property;
(7) natural resources management plans; and
(8) environmental studies and agreements.
(g) Each public member of the advisory council is entitled to a per diem as provided by the General Appropriations Act for each day that the member engages in the business of the council.
(h) Each member of the advisory council is entitled to reimbursement for meals, lodging, transportation, and incidental expenses:
(1) under the rules for reimbursement that apply to the member's office or employment, if the member is a state officer or employee; or
(2) as provided by the General Appropriations Act if the member is not a state officer or employee.
(i) The advisory council is not subject to Chapter 2110.
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1217 (S.B. 1536), Sec. 1.01, eff. September 1, 2013.
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