HBA-ALS C.S.H.B. 2819 76(R)BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisC.S.H.B. 2819 By: Hunter Transportation 4/19/1999 Committee Report (Substituted) BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Sam Waldrop was appointed to the State Highway and Public Transportation Commission in 1978 and served as the chairman of the commission from 1979 to 1983. The purpose of this bill is to pay tribute to Mr. Waldrop's service to the state by renaming an interchange in his honor. C.S.H.B. 2819 designates an interchange located in Abilene, Texas, as the "Sam Waldrop Interchange." 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 Subchapter B, Chapter 225, Transportation Code, by adding Section 225.041, as follows: Sec. 225.041. SAM WALDROP HIGHWAY INTERCHANGE. (a) Designates the interchange of U.S. Highway 83, U.S. Highway 84, and Loop 322 in Abilene as the Sam Waldrop Interchange. (b) Requires the Texas Department of Transportation (department) to design and construct memorial markers indicating the interchange number, the designation as the Sam Waldrop Interchange, and other appropriate information. (c) Requires the department to erect a marker at each end of the interchange and at appropriate intermediate sites along the interchange. SECTION 2. Emergency clause. Effective date: upon passage. COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL TO SUBSTITUTE The substitute modifies the original in SECTION 1 by adding Section 225.041, Subchapter B, Chapter 225, Transportation Code, rather than adding Article 6673e-17, Title 116, V.T.C.S., to designate the interchange at U.S. Highways 83 and 84, and Loop 322 in Abilene as the Sam Waldrop Highway Interchange. The substitute redesignates proposed Section 1, Article 6673e-17, Title 116, V.T.C.S., of the original to proposed Section 225.041(a), Government Code, and makes nonsubstantive changes. The substitute modifies the original in SECTION1 by redesignating proposed Sections 2 (a) and (b), Article 6673e-17, Title 116, V.T.C.S., of the original to proposed Section 225.041(b), Government Code. The Substitute deletes Subsections (d) and (e), which provided that the department is responsible for repair and replacement of the markers and for maintenance of the grounds surrounding each marker, and authorized the department to accept grants and donations from individuals and entities to assist in financing the construction and maintenance of the markers, respectively.