SRC-ARR H.B. 1436 76(R) BILL ANALYSIS Senate Research Center H.B. 1436 76R12280 WP-DBy: Salinas (Truan) Infrastructure 5/10/1999 Engrossed DIGEST Lucian Flournoy has left an indelible mark on the South Texas oil and gas industry and on the community of Alice that he and his wife Maxine have called home for more than 50 years. Mr. Flournoy had a long list of public service, which includes buying and developing a piece of land and improving it into an outdoor park. H.B. 1436 renames F.M. 1931 in Alice, Texas, the primary route of access to Flournoy Park, "Flournoy Road." PURPOSE As proposed, H.B. 1436 designates Farm-to-Market Road 1931 in Alice as Flourney Road. 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 225.041, as follows: Sec. 225.041. FLOURNOY ROAD. Designates Farm-to-Market Road 1931 in Alice as Flournoy Road. Requires the Texas Department of Transportation (department) to design and construct memorial markers indicating the highway number, the designation as Flournoy Road, and any other appropriate information. Requires the department to erect a marker at each end of the highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway. SECTION 2. Emergency clause. Effective date: upon passage.