SRC-SEW C.S.S.B. 456 77(R)BILL ANALYSIS Senate Research CenterC.S.S.B. 456 77R13720 JAT-DBy: Brown, J. E. "Buster" State Affairs 5/1/2001 Committee Report (Substituted) DIGEST AND PURPOSE Currently, Farm-to-Market Road 528 runs through Friendswood, Texas. C.S.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. SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE CHANGES Amends As Filed S.B. 456 as follows: SECTION 1. Replaces the text "between Interstate Highway 45 and Business State Route 35-C is" with "in the city of Friendswood is." Amends the designation from "Ralph Lawrence Lowe" to "Ralph L. Lowe." SECTION 2. No changes in text.