SRC-BWC S.B. 1831 77(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   S.B. 1831
77R5725 JAT-DBy: Gallegos
State Affairs
5/8/2001
As Filed


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

Juan Seguin was a true Texas legend, and Texas has always taken special
pride in remembering its heroes.  This bill would further that tradition as
well as recognize the diversity of all Texans who took part in the fight
for the revolution of Texas.  As proposed, S.B. 1831 designates a section
of Texas Highway 225 that runs parallel to the San Jacinto Battleground
Monument as the Juan N. Seguin memorial Highway. 

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
225.046, as follows: 

Sec. 225.046.  JUAN N. SEGUIN MEMORIAL HIGHWAY.  Provides that State
Highway 225 between Loop 610 in Houston and State Highway 146 in La Porte
is designated as the Juan N. Sequin Memorial Highway.  Requires the
Department of Transportation (department) to design and construct memorial
markers indicating the highway number, the designation as the Juan N.
Sequin 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.   

SECTION 2.  Effective date: upon passage or September 1, 2001.