SENATE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COMMITTEE: Transportation & Homeland Security TIME & DATE: 8:00AM, Wednesday, April 20, 2005 PLACE: E1.016 CHAIR: Senator Todd Staples ___________________________________________________________________________ To consider the following: SB 1375 Staples Relating to the regulation of outdoor advertising. SB 1474 Lindsay Relating to bond requirements for privatized maintenance contracts. SB 1713 Staples Relating to the creation of a study commission on transportation financing. SB 1818 Janek / et al. Relating to the improvement and coordination of statewide efforts to detect, prepare for, and respond to certain emergencies. SCR 10 Staples Memorializing congress to include Texas' transportation priorities in legislation to reauthorize TEA-21. SCR 15 Janek Requesting the Texas Department of Transportation to designate the new causeway bridge connecting Galveston Island and the Texas mainland as the Purple Heart Memorial Bridge. HB 364 Hegar / et al. SP: Brimer Relating to an offense of possession of certain devices affecting operation of a traffic-control signal. HB 372 Jackson, Jim SP: Brimer Relating to the required use of towing safety chains on certain vehicles. HB 747 McReynolds SP: Staples Relating to the designation of the El Camino East/West Corridor. Pending business: SB 433 Wentworth Relating to the authorization of airport authorities and the issuance of bonds and exercise of eminent domain by the authorities. SB 1089 Madla Relating to the Texas Department of Transportation providing equipment and materials to counties for the repair and maintenance of county roads. SB 1706 Staples Relating to the construction, acquisition, financing, maintenance, management, operation, ownership, and control of transportation facilities and the progress, improvement, policing, and safety of transportation in this state. ___________________________________________________________________________