By Gallego H.R. No. 1342 76R18180 WP-D R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the State 1-2 of Texas, 76th Legislature, Regular Session, 1999, That House Rule 1-3 13, Section 9(a), be suspended in part as provided by House Rule 1-4 13, Section 9(f), to enable the conference committee appointed to 1-5 resolve the differences between the house and senate versions of 1-6 H.B. No. 3328, relating to speed limits on highways of this state, 1-7 to consider and take action on the following matters: 1-8 (1) House Rule 13, Section 9(a)(2), is suspended to permit 1-9 the committee to omit from SECTION 1 of the bill the amendment of 1-10 Section 545.352(b), Transportation Code. 1-11 Explanation: This change is necessary to retain the limits 1-12 currently set by Section 545.352(b)(2), Transportation Code. 1-13 (2) House Rule 13, Sections (9)(a)(1), (3), and (4), are 1-14 suspended to permit the committee to change and add text in SECTION 1-15 1 of the bill, by changing Section 545.352(e), Transportation Code, 1-16 as added by the bill, to read as follows: 1-17 (e) Notwithstanding Subsection (b), in a county having a 1-18 population of less than 25,000, on a highway or portion of a 1-19 highway numbered by this state or the United States that is outside 1-20 an urban district, other than a farm-to-market or ranch-to-market 1-21 road, and that on August 31, 1999, had a maximum prima facie speed 1-22 limit of 70 miles per hour in the daytime and 65 miles per hour in 1-23 the nighttime, 75 miles per hour is lawful if: 1-24 (1) the vehicle is a vehicle other than a school bus; 2-1 and 2-2 (2) the commission determines that 75 miles per hour 2-3 is reasonable and prudent on that highway or portion of that 2-4 highway. 2-5 Explanation: This change is necessary to allow only vehicles 2-6 in a county with a population of less than 25,000 to travel 75 2-7 miles per hour. It also codifies the provision allowing the 2-8 commission to determine if an increased speed limit is appropriate. 2-9 (3) House Rule 13, Section 9(a)(2), is suspended to permit 2-10 the committee to omit the following phrase in SECTION 2 of the 2-11 bill, in Section 545.353(d)(2), Transportation Code: "except as 2-12 provided by Section 545.352(e)". 2-13 Explanation: The omitted phrase is no longer necessary. 2-14 (4) House Rule 13, Section 9(a)(2), is suspended to permit 2-15 the committee to omit that part of the text in SECTION 3 of the 2-16 bill that is common to both the house and senate versions and that 2-17 reads: 2-18 Notwithstanding the change in law made by this Act, on a 2-19 highway or portion of a highway that on the effective date of this 2-20 Act has a speed limit of 70 miles per hour in daytime and 65 miles 2-21 per hour in nighttime, the speed limit may be increased as provided 2-22 by this Act only if the Texas Department of Transportation 2-23 determines that the increase is appropriate on that highway or 2-24 portion of highway. 2-25 Explanation: The new Section 545.352(e), Transportation 2-26 Code, as added by the conference committee report, incorporates 2-27 this provision.