HBA-MPA, PDH H.B. 1436 76(R)BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 1436 By: Salinas Transportation 6/30/1999 Enrolled BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Lucien Flournoy, affectionately known as "Mr.F.," 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. Born in Greenwood, Louisiana, he went on to receive a mathematics degree from Louisiana State University, and subsequently attended the school of petroleum engineering. Beginning as a roughneck, Mr. Flournoy later worked as a truck driver, driller, toolpusher, welllogging engineer, production engineer, and reservoir engineer. After a four-year stint as a drilling and production engineer for Arkansas Fuel Oil Company, Mr. Flournoy designed and built his first drilling rig in Alice, Texas, in late 1947. Mr. Flournoy expanded his one-rig operation to one that boasted 13 land-based drilling rigs employing approximately 350 people. As owner of Flournoy Drilling Company and president and C.E.O. of Flournoy Production Company, which continues to operate and manage oil and gas leases throughout South Texas, Lucien Flournoy has become a household name throughout the region. Mr. Flournoy's public service includes terms as mayor of Alice (1967-1971), as a member of the Alice City Council (1963-1967), and numerous civic and business involvements including Chairman, South Texas Committee for Youth, and trustee ,Texas A&M University - Kingsville Foundation, Inc. One of his largest community contributions is Flournoy Park. Mr. Flournoy was recognized as Alice Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year in 1993. In 1982, Mr. Flournoy bought land and developed and improved the property into what has become the most popular outdoor park in the area. More than 10,000 people visited the park in 1998. The park is maintained and operated at no cost to local residents and is made available at no cost to local organizations and clubs. H.B. 1436 renames F.M. 1931 in Alice, Texas, the primary route of access to Flournoy Park, "Flournoy Road." 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 Subchapter B, Chapter 225, 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 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.