SRC-JBJ H.B. 2819 76(R) BILL ANALYSIS Senate Research Center H.B. 2819 By: Hunter (Haywood) State Affairs 5/12/1999 Engrossed DIGEST Sam Waldrop was appointed to the State Highway and Public Transportation Commission in 1978 and served as the chairman of the commission from 1979 to 1983. Naming an interchange in his honor would pay tribute to Mr. Waldrop. H.B. 2819 would designate an interchange located in Abilene, Texas, as the "Sam Waldrop Interchange." PURPOSE As proposed, H.B. 2819 designates an interchange located in Abilene, Texas, as the "Sam Waldrop Interchange." 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. SAM WALDROP HIGHWAY INTERCHANGE. Designates the interchange located U.S. Highways 83 and 84 and Loop 322 in Abilene as the Sam Waldrop Interchange. Requires the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to design and construct memorial markers indicating the interchange number, the designation as the Sam Waldrop Interchange, and any other appropriate information. Requires the TxDOT to erect a marker at each end of the interchange and at appropriate intermediate sites along the interchange. SECTION 2.Emergency clause. Effective date: upon passage.