79R4480 JRJ-D

By:  Hughes                                                       H.B. No. 1645



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the designation of United States Highway 80 in this 
state as the World War II Veterans 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 225.0285 to read as follows:
	Sec. 225.0285.  WORLD WAR II VETERANS MEMORIAL HIGHWAY.  (a)  
The part of United States Highway 80 located in this state is 
designated as the World War II Veterans Memorial Highway.
	(b)  The department shall design and construct memorial 
markers indicating the highway number, the designation as the World 
War II Veterans Memorial Highway, and any other appropriate 
information.
	(c)  The department shall erect a marker at each end of the 
highway and at each county line crossed by the highway.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.