** REVISION **
SENATE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
COMMITTEE:
Transportation & Homeland Security
TIME & DATE:
8:00 AM, Tuesday, August 12, 2008
PLACE:
Omni Mandalay Hotel at Las Colinas (Irving)
CHAIR:
Senator John Carona
The Senate Committee on Transportation and Homeland Security will meet on
Tuesday, August 12, 2008, in Irving.  The hearing will be held at the
Omni Mandalay Hotel on 221 E. Las Colinas Boulevard, Irving, Texas 75039,
in conjunction with the 11th Annual Transportation Summit:
http://www.2008transportationsummit.com/
 
The Committee will begin at 8:00 a.m. and hear public and invited
testimony on the implementation of legislation and related issues as well
as the following interim charges:
 
Study and make recommendations for improving management and oversight of
Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs). Include a review of populations
served, MPO governance, oversight, roles, variation among MPOs, and MPO
decision-making ability in relation to TxDOT or other agencies.
 
Study and make recommendations regarding state and local regulation of
billboards. Produce a graphical analysis of current billboards, evaluate
objective criteria for locations where billboards can be permitted or
prohibited, including but not limited to geographical (corridor or urban/
rural), land usage (e.g. industrial), or cultural/historical criteria,
and include consideration of the impact on any federal funding.
 
Omni Mandalay Hotel phone:(972) 556-0800
** See Committee Coordinator for previous versions of the schedule **