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


Office of House Bill AnalysisC.S.H.B. 1996
By: Chavez
Transportation
4/24/2001
Committee Report (Substituted)



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.
C.S.H.B. 1996 designates a portion of 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

C.S.H.B. 1996 amends the Transportation Code to designate Loop 375 between
Zaragoza Avenue and Santa Fe Street 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. 

COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL TO SUBSTITUTE

C.S.H.B. 1996 differs from the original bill by designating only the
portion of Loop 375 in El Paso County that is located between Zaragoza
Avenue and Santa Fe Street as the Cesar Chavez Border Highway.