HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COMMITTEE: Transportation TIME & DATE: 8:00AM, Tuesday, April 26, 2005 PLACE: E2.012 CHAIR: Rep. Mike Krusee ___________________________________________________________________________ The Committee will meet to consider the following: HB 514 Hunter Relating to the penalty for failure to yield the right-of-way. HB 988 Chisum Relating to the county in which a seller of a motor vehicle may file an application for registration and certificate of title. HB 1600 Madden Relating to the issuance of special license plates for Texas sheriffs. HB 1988 Talton Relating to the penalty for overloading vehicles. HB 2496 Wong Relating to the publication of the notice of a public hearing on a proposed conversion of a nontoll state highway or highway segment to a turnpike project or toll facility. HB 2514 Herrero Relating to the weighing of a loaded vehicle. HB 2603 Guillen Relating to the sale or transfer of certain real property no longer needed for state highway purposes. HB 3221 Callegari Relating to the records of certain vehicle repairs, sales, and purchases; providing penalties. HB 3228 Hill Relating to the creation, organization, management, powers and duties, and development of service and financial plan for a regional passenger rail district in metropolitan areas; providing for elections; providing for a governing structure; authorizing contracting with existing public transportation providers; making provisions as to severability; and declaring an emergency. HB 3465 Baxter Relating to the liability of certain operators that contract with a metropolitan rapid transit authority. SB 573 Brimer Relating to the award of certain highway maintenance contracts by the Texas Department of Transportation. SB 619 Staples Relating to the enforcement of certain standards for commercial motor vehicles. SB 821 Lindsay Relating to an administrative cost for the enforcement of the collection of tolls in certain counties. ___________________________________________________________________________