** REVISION ** SENATE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COMMITTEE: Transportation & Homeland Security TIME & DATE: 8:00AM, Wednesday, May 18, 2005 PLACE: E1.016 CHAIR: Senator Todd Staples ___________________________________________________________________________ To consider the following: HB 137 Paxton / et al. SP: Nelson Relating to "Welcome to Texas" signs. HB 370 Farabee SP: Madla Relating to deferred disposition of certain traffic offenses by certain holders of out-of-state driver's licenses. HB 1044 Eiland SP: Williams Relating to exceptions for certain overweight vehicles. HB 1107 Chavez SP: Shapleigh Relating to procedures for obtaining relief from local matching funds requirements for highway projects. HB 1244 Hopson SP: Ogden Relating to specialty license plates for classic travel trailers. HB 1480 Gattis SP: Staples Relating to the issuance of special license plates to benefit certain programs. HB 1596 Paxton SP: Nelson Relating to the regulation of motor-assisted scooters. HB 1672 Howard SP: Janek Relating to disposition of costs imposed in connection with the collection and enforcement of certain tolls. HB 1986 Solomons SP: Nelson Relating to the administration and powers of a coordinated county transportation authority. HB 2134 Phillips SP: Shapleigh Relating to the administration of the state infrastructure bank. HB 2137 Phillips SP: Staples Relating to the construction or improvement of buildings by the Texas Department of Transportation. HB 2257 Gallego SP: Madla Relating to the speed limit on certain highways in rural counties. HB 2337 Corte SP: Staples Relating to the use of information provided by an applicant for a driver's license or personal identification certificate in an image verification system. HB 2348 Raymond SP: Zaffirini Relating to construction on a highway under the jurisdiction of the Texas Department of Transportation by certain transit departments. HB 2650 Krusee SP: Brimer Relating to local government participation in the financing of turnpike projects. HB 2653 Krusee SP: Barrientos Relating to the use of tax increment financing to pay certain costs associated with certain transportation or transit projects. Pending business: HB 2958 Hamric SP: Lindsay Relating to the creation of freight rail districts; authorizing a tax; granting authority to issue bonds or other similar obligations to create public debt; granting the power of eminent domain. ___________________________________________________________________________ BILLS ADDED AFTER LAST POSTING: HB 137 HB 2650