SRC-SEW H.B. 1996 77(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   H.B. 1996
77R8991 JAT-DBy: Chavez (Shapleigh)
State Affairs
5/8/2001
Engrossed


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

Civil rights leader Cesar Chavez organized the United Farm Workers and
successfully defended the rights of many Mexican-Americans, migrant
workers, and immigrants in his lifetime. Chavez was the recipient of the
Mexican Aguila Azteca Award and the 1994 Presidential Medal of Freedom.
H.B. 1996 designates a portion of Loop 375 in El Paso County as the Cesar
Chavez Border Highway.  

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not expressly 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
225.046, as follows: 

Sec. 225.046.  CESAR CHAVEZ BORDER HIGHWAY.  Provides that Loop 375 between
Zaragoza Avenue and Santa Fe Street in El Paso County is designated as the
Cesar Chavez Border Highway.  Requires the Texas Department of
Transportation (department) to design and construct markers indicating the
highway number, the designation as the Cesar Chavez Border Highway, 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.  Effective date: upon passage or September 1, 2001.