1-1 By: Henderson S.B. No. 341
1-2 (In the Senate - Filed February 12, 1993; February 15, 1993,
1-3 read first time and referred to Committee on Intergovernmental
1-4 Relations; February 24, 1993, reported favorably by the following
1-5 vote: Yeas 10, Nays 0; February 24, 1993, sent to printer.)
1-6 COMMITTEE VOTE
1-7 Yea Nay PNV Absent
1-8 Armbrister x
1-9 Leedom x
1-10 Carriker x
1-11 Henderson x
1-12 Madla x
1-13 Moncrief x
1-14 Patterson x
1-15 Rosson x
1-16 Shapiro x
1-17 Wentworth x
1-18 Whitmire x
1-19 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-20 AN ACT
1-21 relating to the use of county roads for festivals and civic events.
1-22 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-23 SECTION 1. Section 2.301, County Road and Bridge Act
1-24 (Article 6702-1, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is amended by
1-25 adding Subsection (j) to read as follows:
1-26 (j) The commissioners court of a county by order may permit
1-27 the temporary use of a county road in the unincorporated area of
1-28 the county for a festival or other civic event. The commissioners
1-29 court by order shall establish procedures for the temporary
1-30 diversion of traffic from the road being used for the festival or
1-31 other civic event.
1-32 SECTION 2. The importance of this legislation and the
1-33 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
1-34 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
1-35 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
1-36 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended,
1-37 and that this Act take effect and be in force from and after its
1-38 passage, and it is so enacted.
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1-40 Austin,
1-41 Texas
1-42 February 24,
1-43 1993
1-44 Hon. Bob Bullock
1-45 President of the Senate
1-46 Sir:
1-47 We, your Committee on Intergovernmental Relations to which was
1-48 referred S.B. No. 341, have had the same under consideration, and I
1-49 am instructed to report it back to the Senate with the
1-50 recommendation that it do pass and be printed.
1-51 Armbrister,
1-52 Chairman
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1-54 WITNESSES
1-55 FOR AGAINST ON
1-56 ___________________________________________________________________
1-57 Name: John Lindsay x
1-58 Representing: Harris County Judge
1-59 City: Houston
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1-61 Name: William Buddy Power x
1-62 Representing: County Judges Commissioner
1-63 AS
1-64 City: Marshall
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1-66 Name: John Tribeaux x
1-67 Representing: Old Townspring Merchants
1-68 City: Spring
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2-2 Name: Susan Wendel x
2-3 Representing: TX Assoc. of Counties
2-4 City: Austin
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