Quorum Report on TRCC: Rep. Hegar no compromise seen |
Friday, 22 May 2009 |
TRCC PROSPECTS LOOK BLEAK IN THE SENATE
Texas Residential Construction Commission may not survive the session. The Senate Business and Commerce Committee will not vote out the Sunset bill dealing with the Texas Residential Construction Commission, meaning the agency will go out of business unless it can be saved by appending it to other still-moving legislation. âI was not able to reach a compromise with all parties,â said B&C Chairman Troy Fraser (R-Horseshoe Bay). âWe simply ran out of time. My committee is not scheduled to meet again, so whether that agency can be saved is out of my control.â The agency tasked with promoting the construction of quality homes and looking after the interests of new homebuyers has been slammed by its critics as being little more than a tool for the industry. Sen. Glenn Hegar, the Katy Republican who is carrying the catch-all bill that extends the life of agencies that slip through their Sunset process, said heâs not yet made a decision about whether to save TRCC. âRuth (McClendon Jones) and I are talking about how we want to proceed,â Hegar said, referring to the House sponsor of the catch-all bill. âWe donât have an answer just yet, but weâre working on it.â The commission is made up of nine members who are appointed by the governor and serve staggered six-year terms. Four of them must be registered builders, three must be members of the public, one must be an engineer in the residential construction field and one must be either an architect or inspector in the residential construction field. By John Moritz
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