TWT S.B. 120 75(R)BILL ANALYSIS


TRANSPORTATION
S.B. 120
By: Madla (McClendon)
4-16-97
Committee Report (Unamended)



BACKGROUND 

Bishop Ernest Thomas Dixon, Jr., led a life of exemplary scholarship and
service. From humble origins in San Antonio, Bishop Dixon rose to
excellence, graduating from Drew Theological Seminary to become ordained
as deacon at the Tuskegee Institute. He then served as President of
Philander Smith College in Little Rock and was elected to the episcopacy.
Bishop Dixon continued to serve in a number of prestigious positions,
including President of the Texas Conference of Churches and President of
the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry, and received a number
of honorary degrees. This bill would name a portion of United States
Highway 87 in Bexar County in Bishop Dixon's honor. 

PURPOSE

As proposed, S.B. 120 designates a portion of United States Highway 87 in
Bexar County as the Bishop Ernest T. Dixon, Jr., Memorial Parkway. 

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 Subchapter B, Chapter 225, Transportation Code, by
adding Section 225.034, as follows: 

 Sec. 225.034. Provides that United States Highway 87 from its
intersection with Interstate Highway 410 in Bexar County to its
intersection with Loop 1604 is designated as the Bishop Ernest T. Dixon,
Jr., Memorial Parkway. Requires the Department of Transportation
(department) to design and construct memorial markers indicating the
highway number, the designation as the Bishop Ernest T. Dixon, Jr.,
Memorial Parkway, and any other appropriate information. Requires the
department to erect a memorial marker at each end of the parkway and at
intermediate sites along the parkway that the department determines are
appropriate. 

SECTION 2. Emergency clause. Effective date: upon passage.