(a) The expert panel must have a minimum of three and
a maximum of seven members.
(b) The commissioner or the commissioner's designee
must appoint one member as the presiding officer of the expert panel.
(c) Panel members may be individuals, firms, institutions,
or governmental bodies.
(d) Panel members that are firms, institutions, or
governmental bodies must designate an individual to represent the
panel member and inform the commissioner of the individual representing
the panel member.
(e) Collectively, the expert panel must have professional
expertise in, and be knowledgeable concerning, the geography and meteorology
of the Texas seacoast territory, as well as the scientific basis for
determining the extent to which property damage is caused by wind,
waves, tidal surges, or rising waters not caused by waves or surges.
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