HBA-EVB H.B. 3737 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 3737
By: Eiland
Transportation
4/1/1999
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

HB 3737 requires the Texas Department of Transportation to establish a
committee to study issues of port regionalization and the development of a
megaport along the Texas Gulf Coast. This bill also requires the committee
to issue a report to the 77th Legislature. 

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. Requires the Texas Department of Transportation to establish the
Port Regionalization and Megaport Advisory Committee (committee) for the
purposes of studying the issues of port regionalization and the development
of a megaport. 

SECTION 2. (a) Requires the committee to issue a report to the 77th
Legislature detailing recommendations on whether a regional port should be
created  and what its structure, powers, and authority would be. Requires
the committee to address whether a megaport should be developed, including
its location, operator, and method of construction. 

(b) Requires the committee to contain an enumerated list of members.

SECTION 3. Authorizes the committee to work with the Port Authority
Advisory Committee established under Section 53.001, Transportation Code,
for the purposes of producing the report required in this Act. 

SECTION 4. "Provides that this Act takes effect immediately."

SECTION 5. Emergency clause.