HBA-DMD S.B. 1546 76(R) BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisS.B. 1546 By: Sibley State, Federal, & International Relations 4/22/1999 Engrossed BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Under current Texas law, the State Cemetery (cemetery) has 50 acres of dedicated property. However, the actual survey of the cemetery property is 44.07 acres. A majority of the 44.07 acres is in the flood plain and not suitable for cemetery purposes. S.B. 1546 corrects the legal description of the cemetery. 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 Subsection (b), Section 2165.256, Government Code, to replace the existing description of the property dedicated for cemetery purposes as part of the State Cemetery, in addition to the property described as Lot No. 5, Division B, City of Austin, Travis County, Texas. SECTION 2.Effective date: September 1, 1999. SECTION 3.Emergency clause.