1-1     By:  Gallegos                                         S.B. No. 1831
 1-2           (In the Senate - Filed April 30, 2001; May 2, 2001, read
 1-3     first time and referred to Committee on State Affairs;
 1-4     May 10, 2001, reported adversely, with favorable Committee
 1-5     Substitute by the following vote:  Yeas 6, Nays 0; May 10, 2001,
 1-6     sent to printer.)
 1-7     COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR S.B. No. 1831                By:  Gallegos
 1-8                            A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 1-9                                   AN ACT
1-10     relating to the designation of a portion of certain roads as the
1-11     Texas Independence Highway, the Juan N. Seguin Boulevard, and the
1-12     Juan N. Seguin Memorial Interchange.
1-13           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-14           SECTION 1.  Subchapter B, Chapter 225, Transportation Code,
1-15     is amended by adding Section 225.046, 225.047, and 225.048 to read
1-16     as follows:
1-17           Sec. 225.046.  TEXAS INDEPENDENCE HIGHWAY.  (a)  State
1-18     Highway 225 between Loop 610 in Houston and State Highway 146 in La
1-19     Porte is designated as the Texas Independence Highway.
1-20           (b)  The department shall design and construct markers
1-21     indicating the highway number, the designation as the Texas
1-22     Independence Highway, and any other appropriate information.
1-23           (c)  The department shall erect a marker at each end of the
1-24     highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.
1-25           Sec. 225.047.  JUAN N. SEGUIN BOULEVARD.  (a)  Park Road 1836
1-26     between State Highway 134 and the San Jacinto Battleground is
1-27     designated as the Juan N. Seguin Boulevard.
1-28           (b)  The department shall design and construct memorial
1-29     markers indicating the park road number, the designation as the
1-30     Juan N. Seguin Boulevard, and any other appropriate information.
1-31           (c)  The department shall erect a marker at each end of the
1-32     boulevard and at appropriate intermediate sites along the
1-33     boulevard.
1-34           Sec. 225.048.  JUAN N. SEGUIN MEMORIAL INTERCHANGE.  (a)  The
1-35     interchange between State Highway 225 and Loop 610 in Houston is
1-36     designated as the Juan N. Seguin Memorial Interchange.
1-37           (b)  The department shall design and construct memorial
1-38     markers indicating the interchange number, the designation as the
1-39     Juan N. Seguin Memorial Interchange, and any other appropriate
1-40     information.
1-41           (c)  The department shall erect a marker at one or more sites
1-42     on the interchange and approaching the interchange in each
1-43     direction.
1-44           SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
1-45     a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
1-46     provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
1-47     Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
1-48     Act takes effect September 1, 2001.
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