(a) If the local government denies the rezoning request submitted under this chapter, the matter may be appealed to a special board of review consisting of the following members:
(1) the land commissioner;
(2) the mayor of the municipality within whose corporate boundaries or extraterritorial jurisdiction the real property is located;
(3) the county judge of the county in which the qualifying project is located;
(4) the executive director of the state entity that proposes to develop or operate the qualifying project; and
(5) a member appointed by the governor.
(b) The land commissioner shall serve as the presiding officer of the special board of review.