HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COMMITTEE: Transportation TIME & DATE: 8:00AM, Tuesday, April 22, 2003 PLACE: E2.012 CHAIR: Rep. Mike Krusee ___________________________________________________________________________ The committee will meet to consider the following: HB 460 Gallego Relating to special license plates for certain government officials. HB 931 Chavez Relating to the penalty for failure to yield the right-of-way. HB 3085 Puente Relating to the acquisition, financing, construction, operation, and maintenance of rail facilities by the Texas Department of Transportation; granting the authority to issue bonds. HJR 1 Puente Proposing a constitutional amendment allowing the expenditure of motor vehicle fuel taxes and registration fees for rights-of-way for railroads and utilities. HB 2321 Flores Relating to the removal of a vehicle from a restricted parking space on a parking facility serving a residential building with separate, individually owned dwelling units; providing a criminal penalty. HB 3555 Thompson Relating to the creation of the Harris County Road Improvement District No. 2; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds. HB 3052 Hunter Relating to the prohibition of the use of certain colors on certain signs, signals, or markings. HB 2602 Coleman Relating to use of safety belts and child passenger safety seat systems. HB 2911 Homer / et al. Relating to designation of Farm-to-Market Road 68 in Fannin County as Speaker Jimmy Turman Road. HB 3177 Homer Relating to bonds for motor transportation brokers. HB 3554 Raymond Relating to motor vehicle inspection facilities near the border of this state and Mexico. HB 3564 Eissler Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Road Improvement District No. 1; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds. HB 3563 Hegar Relating to the creation of the Waller County Road Improvement District No. 1; providing authority to impose a tax and issue bonds. HB 2778 Hughes Relating to allowing certain off-site sales by motor vehicle dealers. HB 1773 Smith, Wayne Relating to municipality and county standards in conjunction with junked vehicles. SB 441 Harris Relating to the transportation by motor vehicle of persons within the boundaries of certain airports; providing criminal penalties. SB 553 Janek Relating to the validation of any act, governmental proceeding, official, bond, or obligation of a navigation district or port authority. HB 2902 Phillips Relating to the assessment of costs for the improvement of a road in a part of a subdivision. HB 2500 Harper-Brown Relating to the enforcement of fares imposed for the use of certain public transportation systems; providing penalties. HB 2971 Harper-Brown Relating to certain license plates issued by the Texas Department of Transportation. HB 3588 Krusee / et al. Relating to the construction, acquisition, financing, maintenance, management, operation, ownership, and control of transportation facilities and the progress, improvement, policing, and safety of transportation in the state. SJR 44 Ogden Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for the issuance of bonds and other public securities secured by the state highway fund for improvements to the state highway system. ___________________________________________________________________________