BILL ANALYSIS

Senate Research Center                                                                                                      S.B. 1540

81R6156 JTS-D                                                                                                                By: Carona

Administration

4/2/2009

As Filed

AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT

The Texas Legislative Council is required by law to carry out a complete nonsubstantive revision of the Texas statutes.  The process involves reclassifying and rearranging the statutes in a more logical order; employing a numbering system and format that will accommodate future expansion of the law; eliminating repealed, invalid, duplicative, and other ineffective provisions; and improving the draftsmanship of law if practicable.  These efforts are carried out in order to make the statutes more accessible, understandable, and usable without altering the sense, meaning, or effect of the law.

As proposed, S.B. 1540 makes nonsubstantive revisions to certain laws concerning railroads, including conforming amendments.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency.

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

ARTICLE 1.  GENERAL MATTERS

(Page 1 of this bill.)

ARTICLE 2.  TRANSFER OF PROVISIONS FROM TITLE 112, REVISED

STATUTES, TO TRANSPORTATION CODE

(Pages 2-107 of this bill.)

ARTICLE 3.  TRANSFER OF PROVISIONS FROM TITLE 112, REVISED

STATUTES, TO NATURAL RESOURCES CODE

(Pages 107-117 of this bill.)

ARTICLE 4.  CONFORMING AMENDMENTS

(Pages 117-124 of this bill.)

ARTICLE 5.  REPEALER

(Pages 124-125 of this bill.)

ARTICLE 6.  LEGISLATIVE INTENT; EFFECTIVE DATE

(Page 125 of this bill.)

SECTION 6.01.  LEGISLATIVE INTENT OF NO SUBSTANTIVE CHANGE.

SECTION 6.02.  EFFECTIVE DATE.  Effective date: April 1, 2011.