BILL ANALYSIS |
C.S.H.B. 3520 |
By: Branch |
Transportation |
Committee Report (Substituted) |
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
Interested parties recognize that in the spring of 2013, the George W. Bush Presidential Center will open at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. The center will be located adjacent to U.S. Highway 75, a major thoroughfare in the city. The center will include the George W. Bush Presidential Library, one of only 13 libraries in the country administered by the Office of Presidential Libraries. C.S.H.B. 3520 seeks to show Texas' appreciation for the honor of hosting a presidential library and to honor President George W. Bush for his service to America by designating a segment of that highway as the George W. Bush Expressway.
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RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
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ANALYSIS
C.S.H.B. 3520 amends the Transportation Code to designate the portion of U.S. Highway 75 in Dallas County between its intersection with Knox Street/North Henderson Avenue and its intersection with Northwest Highway as the George W. Bush Expressway, in addition to any other designation. The bill requires the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), subject to the bill's provisions, to design and construct markers indicating the designation as the George W. Bush Expressway and any other appropriate information and to erect a marker at each end of the highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway. The bill requires TxDOT to accept a grant or donation made to assist in financing the construction and maintenance of such a marker. The bill prohibits TxDOT from designing, constructing, or erecting a marker unless a grant or donation of funds is made to TxDOT to cover the cost of the design, construction, and erection of the marker.
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EFFECTIVE DATE
September 1, 2013.
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COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL AND SUBSTITUTE
While C.S.H.B. 3520 may differ from the original in minor or nonsubstantive ways, the following comparison is organized and highlighted in a manner that indicates the substantial differences between the introduced and committee substitute versions of the bill.
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