HBA-DMD H.B. 2767 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 2767
By: Pickett
State, Federal, & International Relations
4/5/1999
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Overburdened infrastructure and a lack of coordination between state and
federal agencies at crossings on the Texas-Mexico border has resulted in
congestion at Texas-Mexico border crossings, impeding commerce and
contributing to pavement damage and air pollution.  As the volume of
NAFTA-related trade continues to increase, the problems are likely to
worsen.  H.B. 2767 seeks to address this problem by requiring the governor
to designate a "border commerce coordinator" in the governor's office, and
further requires the coordinator to study the flow of commerce at ports of
entry between Texas and Mexico to establish a plan for improvement.  

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does
not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, department, agency, or institution. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Chapter 772, Government Code, by adding Section 772.010,
as follows: 

Sec. 772.010. BORDER COMMERCE COORDINATOR. Requires the governor to
designate a border commerce coordinator (coordinator) in the governor's
office. Sets forth the duties of the coordinator. Requires the governor to
appoint the coordinator to serve at the will of the governor. 

SECTION 2.Effective date: September 1, 1999.

SECTION 3.Emergency clause.