HBA-ATS H.C.R. 108 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.C.R. 108
By: Puente
State, Federal & International Relations
4/17/1999
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Since the implementation of the North American Free Trade Agreement, trade
activity between the United States and Mexico has significantly increased.
For example, the number of commercial trucks crossing from Mexico to Texas
has increased by 88 percent, with an average annual increase of 17.2
percent.  Eighty percent of the value of the United States' exports to
Mexico pass through Texas' land ports of entry.  To address this increase
in traffic, the Texas Department of Public Safety has implemented an
enforcement program that is designed to increase Mexican truckers'
compliance with American safety standards.  H.C.R.108 urges the United
States Department of Transportation to provide additional funding for the
Texas Department of Public Safety to increase manpower at the border to
perform truck inspections. 

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. 

ANALYSIS

H.C.R.108 urges the United States Department of Transportation to provide
additional funding for the Texas Department of Public Safety to increase
manpower at the border to perform truck inspections. 

Provides that the secretary of state forward an official copy of this
resolution to the Secretary of the United State Department of
Transportation.