SRC-SEW S.B. 456 77(R) BILL ANALYSIS Senate Research Center S.B. 456 77R1161 JAT-DBy: Brown, J. E. "Buster" State Affairs 2/6/2001 As Filed DIGEST AND PURPOSE Currently, Farm-to-Market Road 528 runs between Interstate Highway 45 and Business State Route 35-C in Alvin, Texas. As proposed, S.B. 456 designates this portion of FM 528 as the Ralph Lawrence 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 LAWRENCE LOWE PARKWAY. Provides that Farm-to-Market Road 528 between Interstate Highway 45 and Business State Route 35-C be designated as the Ralph Lawrence Lowe Parkway. Requires the Texas Department of Transportation (department) to design and construct memorial markers indicating the designation as the Ralph Lawrence 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.