SRC-SEW S.B. 456 77(R)BILL ANALYSIS Senate Research CenterS.B. 456 By: Brown, J. E. "Buster" State Affairs 6/14/2001 Enrolled DIGEST AND PURPOSE Currently, Farm-to-Market Road 528 runs through Friendswood, Texas. S.B. 456 designates this portion of FM 528 as the Ralph L. Lowe Parkway. 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 225.044, as follows: Sec. 225.044. RALPH L. LOWE PARKWAY. Provides that Farm-to-Market Road 528 in the city of Friendswood is designated as the Ralph L. Lowe Parkway. Requires the Texas Department of Transportation (department) to design and construct memorial markers indicating the designation as the Ralph L. Lowe Parkway and any other appropriate information. Requires the department to erect a marker at each end of the parkway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the parkway. SECTION 2. Effective date: upon passage or September 1, 2001.