BILL ANALYSIS H.B. 1359 By: Alexander 04-19-95 Committee Report (Amended) BACKGROUND The Legislature instructed the Texas Department of Transportation to construct, repair, and maintain roads in and adjacent to State Parks with enactment of Legislation in 1991. (Section 1.02, Chapter 7, Acts of the 72nd Legislature, 1st called session). PURPOSE The purpose of H.B. 1359 is to expand the types of Texas Parks and Wildlife Department facilities for which TxDOT will construct, repair, and maintain roads. The expansion includes Wildlife Management Areas, state fish hatcheries, and support facilities. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency or institution. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. Amends Section 1.02, Chapter 7, Acts of the 72nd Legislature, 1st Called Session, 1991, and adds state fish hatcheries, state wildlife management areas, and support facilities for parks, fish hatcheries, and wildlife management areas. SECTION 2. Effective Date, September 1, 1995 SECTION 3. Emergency Clause. EXPLANATION OF AMENDMENTS Committee Amendment #1 amends H.B. 1359 on page 1, line 12 after "management areas." by adding the following: Where the Parks and Wildlife Department has no easement, right-of-way or similar access to or in a state park, state fish hatchery, state wildlife management area or support facility, none may be obtained hereunder without the express written consent of all affected private landowners. SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE ACTION Pursuant to a public notice posted on April 7, 1995 at 5:04 p.m., the House Committee on Transportation met in a public hearing on Wednesday, April 12, 1995, at 2:00 p.m., or upon adjournment, in Room E1.014 of the Capitol Extension and was called to order at 3:58 p.m. by the Chair, Representative Clyde Alexander. The Chair laid out H.B. 1359 and recognized Representative Alexander to explain H.B. 1359. The Chair recognized the following persons who testified but were neutral on H.B. 1359. Bobbie Templeton, Texas Department of Transportation. Penny Barneky, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. The Chair left H.B. 1359 pending before the Committee. Pursuant to a public notice posed on April 13, 1995 at 4:14 p.m., the House Committee on Transportation met in a public hearing on Wednesday, April 19, 1995 at 2:00 p.m., or upon adjournment, in Room E1.014 of the Capitol Extension and was called to order at 2:16 p.m. by the Chair, Representative Clyde Alexander. The Chair laid out H.B. 1359 by Alexander, which was pending before the Committee. Representative Bosse laid out Committee amendment #1, and without objection, Committee amendment #1 was adopted. Representative Bosse moved that the Committee report H.B. 1359, as amended, to the full House with the recommendation that it do pass. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Ayes (6), Nayes (0), Absent (3), Present not voting (0).