SRC-JEC, BWC C.S.H.B. 3076 77(R)BILL ANALYSIS Senate Research CenterC.S.H.B. 3076 By: Smithee (Bivins) State Affairs 5/10/2001 Committee Report (Substituted) DIGEST AND PURPOSE L. P. "Pete" Gilvin and G.E. "Buddy" West led exemplary lives of dedication to the State of Texas. They will be remembered and honored by their friends, beneficiaries, and admirers. C.S.H.B. 3076 designates the portion of US Highway 287 in Amarillo as the L. P. "Pete" Gilvin Memorial Highway and designates a certain portion of I.H. 20 as the G.E. "Buddy" West Highway Interchange. 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 Sections 225.046 and 225.047, as follows: Sec 225.046. L.P. "PETE" GILVIN MEMORIAL HIGHWAY. Provides that the portion of Business United States Highway 287 in the municipal boundaries of Amarillo is designated as the L.P. "Pete" Gilvin Memorial Highway. Requires the Department of Transportation (department) to design and construct memorial markers indicating the highway number, the designation as the L.P. "Pete" Gilvin Memorial 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. Provides that in this section, a reference to the municipal boundaries of Amarillo means those boundaries as they exist on May 1, 2001. Sec. 225.047. G.E. "BUDDY" WEST HIGHWAY INTERCHANGE. Designates the part of Interstate Highway 20 over Moss Avenue in Ector County as the G.E. "Buddy" West Highway Interchange. Requires the department to design and construct markers indicating the highway number, the designation as the G.E. "Buddy" West Highway Interchange, and any other appropriate information. Requires the department to erect a marker at each end of the highway interchange. SECTION 2. Effective date: upon passage or September 1, 2001.