SRC-AMY H.B. 3330 78(R)   BILL ANALYSIS


Senate Research Center   H.B. 3330
78R12418 JRJ-DBy: Crownover (Estes)
Infrastructure Development and Security
5/9/2003
Engrossed


DIGEST AND PURPOSE 

Currently, Texas law restricts logo reader boards, the blue signs on the
side of the highway that indicate the businesses at that exit, to areas
outside an urbanized area with a population of more than 50,000. It is
believed that these signs are instrumental in bringing travelers off the
highway into a community and impacting that community in a positive
economic manner.  H.B. 3330 expands the definition of "eligible highway"
to include a controlled-access highway located inside an urbanized area
with a population of 50,000 or more. 

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 Section 391.001(2), Transportation Code, to redefine
"eligible highway" to include a controlled-access highway located inside
an urbanized area with a population of 50,000 or more. 

SECTION 2.  Effective date:  upon passage or September 1, 2003.