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


Senate Research CenterC.S.S.B. 1831
77R15824 JAT-DBy: Gallegos
State Affairs
5/10/2001
Committee Report (Substituted)


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.  C.S.S.B. 1831 designates a section of Texas
Highway 225 that runs parallel to the San Jacinto Battleground Monument as
the Texas Independence Highway; designates Park Road 1836 between State
Highway 134 and the San Jacinto Battleground as the Juan N. Seguin
Boulevard; and designates the interchange between State Highway 225 and
Loop 610 in Houston as the Juan N. Seguin Memorial 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, 225.047, and 225.048, as follows: 

Sec. 225.046.  TEXAS INDEPENDENCE HIGHWAY.  Provides that State Highway 225
between Loop 610 in Houston and State Highway 146 in La Porte is designated
as the Texas Independence Highway.  Requires the Department of
Transportation (department) to design and construct memorial markers
indicating the highway number, the designation as the Texas Independence
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.   

Sec.  225.047.  JUAN N. SEGUIN BOULEVARD.  Provides that Park Road 1836
between State Highway 134 and the San Jacinto Battleground is designated as
the Juan N.  Seguin Boulevard.  Requires the Department of Transportation
(department) to design and construct memorial markers indicating the
highway number, the designation as the Juan N. Seguin Boulevard, 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.   

Sec.  225.048.  JUAN N. SEGUIN MEMORIAL INTERCHANGE.  Provides that the
interchange between State Highway 225 and Loop 610 in Houston is designated
as the Juan N. Seguin Memorial Interchange.  Requires the Department of
Transportation (department) to design and construct memorial markers
indicating the interchange number, the designation as the Juan N. Seguin
Memorial Interchange, and any other appropriate information.  Requires the
department to erect a marker at one or more sites on the interchange and
approaching the interchange in each direction. 

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