HBA-MPA H.B. 3351 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 3351
By: Turner, Bob
Transportation
4/4/1999
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Recently, in high-growth counties there has been an increase in the number
of property owners purchasing manufactured homes.  The transportation of
these homes can strain on county road infrastructure.  Commissioners courts
have expressed a desire for some type of notice informing them of the
transportation of a manufactured home in the county, to aid better road
planning.  H.B. 3351 requires the Texas Department of Transportation to
provide a county judge with a copy of the transportation permit for a
manufactured home. 

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 Section 623.093, Transportation Code, by adding
Subsection (f), to require the Texas Department of Transportation, upon
request from the county, to send a copy of each permit for the
transportation of a manufactured house to the county judge in each county
in which the transportation ends. 

SECTION 2.Emergency clause.
  Effective date: upon passage.