SRC-HRD C.S.S.B. 120 75(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research CenterC.S.S.B. 120
By: Madla
International Relations, Trade & Technology
2-4-97
Committee Report (Substituted)


DIGEST 

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, C.S.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

This bill does not grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, institution, or agency. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Chapter 225B, Transportation Code, by adding Section
225.034, as follows: 

Sec. 225.034.  THE BISHOP ERNEST T. DIXON, JR., MEMORIAL PARKWAY. Provides
that United States Highway 87 from its intersection with Interstate 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.

SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE CHANGES

Amends SECTION 1, Chapter  225B, Transportation Code, by changing the
heading in Section 225.034 to "THE BISHOP ERNEST T. DIXON, JR. MEMORIAL
PARKWAY."  Adds the word "memorial" to the highway's name.