BILL ANALYSIS H.B. 1544 By: Hilderbran 04-05-95 Committee Report (Unamended) BACKGROUND Survivors of the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 wish to designate the stretch of Highway 290 that runs from Johnson City, through Fredericksburg (the hometown of Admiral Nimitz, the commander of the Pacific fleet) to Interstate Highway 10, as the Pearl Harbor Memorial Highway. By memorializing this portion of Highway 290, survivors of Pearl Harbor hope to remind those traveling through this area of the historical importance of the attack on Pearl Harbor and the price of defending our freedoms. PURPOSE To designate Highway 290 between Johnson City, and its intersection with Interstate Highway 10 as the Pearl Harbor Memorial Highway. 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: designates that Highway 290, between Johnson City, and the its intersection with Interstate Highway 10, as the Pearl Harbor Memorial Highway. SECTION 2: (a) The Department of Transportation shall design and construct marker to placed along U.S. Highway 290. (b) the markers shall include the highway number, and other information deemed appropriate by the department. (c) markers will be erected at each end, and throughout the highway (d) the department is responsible for repair and maintenance of markers. (e) the department may accept funds from outside sources to implement the provisions of this act. SECTION 3: Emergency clause and Effective Date as upon passage. SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE ACTION Pursuant to a public notice posted on March 23, 1995, at 7:36 p.m., the House Committee on Transportation met in a public hearing on Wednesday, March 29, 1995 at 2:00 p.m. in Room E1.014 of the Capitol Extension and was called to order at 2:10 p.m. by the Chair, Representative Clyde Alexander. The Chair laid out H.B. 1544 and recognized Representative Hilderbran to explain H.B. 1544. The Chair recognized the following person who testified in support of H.B. 1544. Albert Block, Chairman, Texas State Pearl Harbor Survivors Association. There were no witnesses testifying in opposition to H.B. 1544. The Chair left H.B. 1544 pending before the Committee. Pursuant to a public notice posted on March 30, 1995 at 6:02 p.m., the House Committee on Transportation met in a public hearing on Wednesday, April 5, 1995 at 2:00 p.m. or upon adjournment, in room E1.014 of the Capitol Extension and was called to order at 6:30 p.m. by the Chair, Representative Clyde Alexander after the House recessed. The Chair laid out H.B. 1544 by Hilderbran, which was pending before the Committee. Representative Siebert moved that the Committee report H.B. 1544, without amendments, to the full House with the recommendation that it do pass. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Ayes (7), Nayes (0), Absent (2), Present not voting (0).