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. 1-39 * * * * * 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 1-53 * * * * * 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 1-60 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-61 Name: William Buddy Power x 1-62 Representing: County Judges Commissioner 1-63 AS 1-64 City: Marshall 1-65 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-66 Name: John Tribeaux x 1-67 Representing: Old Townspring Merchants 1-68 City: Spring 2-1 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-2 Name: Susan Wendel x 2-3 Representing: TX Assoc. of Counties 2-4 City: Austin 2-5 -------------------------------------------------------------------