By:  Truan                                            S.C.R. No. 78
                             SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
    1-1        WHEREAS, The North American Free Trade Agreement establishes
    1-2  the Land Transportation Standards Subcommittee to address the
    1-3  development of compatible land transportation standards relating to
    1-4  truck, bus, and rail operations and the transportation of hazardous
    1-5  waste materials between Canada, Mexico, and the United States; and
    1-6        WHEREAS, Efficient and safe transportation is vital to the
    1-7  economic productivity of Texas and to the success of the North
    1-8  American Free Trade Agreement; and
    1-9        WHEREAS, Eighty to 90 percent of all overland trade between
   1-10  the United States and Mexico travels through Texas; and
   1-11        WHEREAS, The activities of the Land Transportation Standards
   1-12  Subcommittee and related working groups are of critical importance
   1-13  to elected officials of the State of Texas; and
   1-14        WHEREAS, The work of the Land Transportation Standards
   1-15  Subcommittee and related working groups will have a direct effect
   1-16  on the efficiency and protection of the transportation system of
   1-17  Texas; and
   1-18        WHEREAS, The activities of the Land Transportation Standards
   1-19  Subcommittee include the negotiation of rail and motor vehicle
   1-20  standards, medical-related and nonmedical-related drivers
   1-21  standards, and standards for the transportation of hazardous
   1-22  materials; and
   1-23        WHEREAS, The outcome of the negotiations of the Land
    2-1  Transportation Standards Subcommittee will affect the health and
    2-2  safety of the people of the State of Texas; now, therefore, be it
    2-3        RESOLVED, That the 74th Legislature of the State of Texas
    2-4  hereby direct the Texas Department of Transportation to monitor the
    2-5  work of the Land Transportation Standards Subcommittee and related
    2-6  working groups; and, be it further
    2-7        RESOLVED, That the Texas Department of Transportation report
    2-8  on a quarterly basis the progress of the Land Transportation
    2-9  Standards Subcommittee and related working groups to the Office of
   2-10  the Governor, the members of the Texas Legislature, and the
   2-11  Attorney General of the State of Texas.