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.