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.