79R7721 MTB-D


By:  Bohac, Van Arsdale, Elkins, Callegari,                       H.B. No. 540
 
    Hegar, et al.                                                            

Substitute the following for H.B. No. 540:                                    

By:  Phillips                                                 C.S.H.B. No. 540


A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the designation of the portion of U.S. Highway 290 inside Harris County as the Ronald Reagan Memorial Highway. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 225, Transportation Code, is amended by adding Section 225.059 to read as follows: Sec. 225.059. RONALD REAGAN MEMORIAL HIGHWAY. (a) The part of U.S. Highway 290 located in Harris County is designated as the Ronald Reagan Memorial Highway. (b) The department shall design and construct memorial markers indicating the highway number, the designation as the Ronald Reagan Memorial Highway, and any other appropriate information. (c) The department shall erect a marker at each end of the highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway. (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, 2005.