HBA-JEK H.B. 1996 77(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 1996
By: Chavez
Transportation
4/6/2001
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Civil rights leader Cesar Chavez organized the United Farm Workers and
successfully defended the rights of many Mexican-Americans, migrant
workers, and immigrants in his lifetime.  Chavez was the recipient of the
Mexican Aguila Azteca Award and the 1994 Presidential Medal of Freedom.
House Bill 1996 designates Loop 375 in El Paso County as the Cesar Chavez
Border Highway. 

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

House Bill 1996 amends the Transportation Code to designate Loop 375 in El
Paso County as the Cesar Chavez Border Highway.  The Texas Department of
Transportation is required to design and construct markers indicating the
highway number, the designation as the Cesar Chavez Border Highway, and any
other appropriate information. 

EFFECTIVE DATE

On passage, or if the Act does not receive the necessary vote, the Act
takes effect September 1, 2001.