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.