Code of Alabama
Article 1 - Permanent Joint Transportation Committee.
Section 29-2-2 - Creation; Composition; Appointment.

(a) There is created a continuing permanent joint transportation committee of the Legislature to be known as the Joint Transportation Committee. The committee shall consist of 13 members of the Senate appointed by the President of the Senate and 13 members of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, one senator and one house member to be a resident of each present United States congressional district in the state, one senator and one house member to be a resident of each Alabama Department of Transportation region, and one senator and one house member who shall be from the minority party to serve at large.
(b) The members that reside in the Alabama Department of Transportation regions of the Joint Transportation Committee shall be appointed by April 11, 2019; in subsequent years, members of the Joint Transportation Committee shall be appointed within five legislative days after the convening of the first regular session after the election of each Legislature. Members shall hold office during their terms as legislators and until their successors are appointed. Vacancies shall be filled by appointment by the respective presiding officer. Appointments shall be made in compliance with the residency requirements established by this article.
(c) The appointing authorities shall coordinate their appointments to assure the committee membership is inclusive and reflects the racial, gender, geographic, urban, rural, and economic diversity of the state.

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