79S31912 MTB-D

By:  Janek                                                        S.B. No. 45 


A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the designation of the Galveston Causeway as the Purple Heart Memorial Bridge. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 225, Transportation Code, is amended by adding Section 225.062 to read as follows: Sec. 225.062. PURPLE HEART MEMORIAL BRIDGE. (a) The causeway on Interstate Highway 45 connecting Galveston Island and the Texas coast is designated as the Purple Heart Memorial Bridge. (b) The department shall design and construct memorial markers indicating the highway number, the designation as the Purple Heart Memorial Bridge, and any other appropriate information. (c) The department shall erect a marker at each end of the causeway and at any appropriate intermediate sites along the causeway. (d) The department is not required to design, construct, or erect a marker under this section unless the department receives a grant or donation to cover the cost of the design, construction, and erection. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2006.