| TO: | Honorable David Dewhurst , Lieutenant Governor, Senate Honorable Tom Craddick, Speaker of the House, House of Representatives |
| FROM: | John S. O'Brien, Deputy Director, Legislative Budget Board |
| IN RE: | HB747 by McReynolds (Relating to the designation of the El Camino East/West Corridor.), Conference Committee Report |
The bill would require the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to design, construct, and erect markers designating the portion of State Highways 7, 21, and 103, United States Highway 290, and Interstate Highway 10 that create a route from the Pendleton Bridge in Sabine County to the El Paso-Hudspeth County line as the El Camino East/West Corridor.
TxDOT would also be required to design, construct, and erect markers designating the part of Interstate Highway 10 that follows the route of the El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro in El Paso County as the El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro East/West Corridor.
The bill would also require the El Camino Real East/West Commission to reimburse TxDOT for the cost to install the signs and the reimbursed funds shall be deposited to the credit of the state highway fund. Based on the analysis of TxDOT, the duties and responsibilities associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be carried out using existing resources.
The bill would take effect immediately upon receiving a two-thirds majority vote in each house. If the bill does not receive a two-thirds majority vote in each house, the bill would take effect September 1, 2005.
| Source Agencies: | 601 Department of Transportation
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| LBB Staff: | JOB, SR, SD, MW, BC
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