HBA-MPA H.B. 434 76(R)BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 434 By: Turner, Bob Transportation 6/2/1999 Enrolled BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Prior to the 76th Legislature, the law allowed speed limits on state roads to be extended to a private subdivision only if the subdivision had at least 400 residents. If two subdivisions are adjacent to a state road the amount of traffic generated could justify extending the speed restrictions into the subdivisions. H.B. 434 allows speed restrictions to be extended to private subdivisions adjacent to one another if the subdivisions together have at least 400 residents. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. Amends Section 542.006(a), Transportation Code, to authorize owners of a majority of the parcels of real property abutting a private road to petition the Texas Transportation Commission to extend speed restrictions on a road in a subdivision or across adjacent subdivisions if the subdivision and adjacent subdivisions have a total of at least 400 residents, rather than if the subdivision alone has a total of at least 400 residents. Makes conforming changes. SECTION 2. Emergency clause. Effective date: upon passage.