AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT
Interested observers note Texas Ranger Glenn Elliott's long and illustrious record of service to the State of Texas and its citizens. According to the many people who knew him and those in the law enforcement community, Glenn Elliott was a true hero who embodied what it meant to be a Texas Ranger. H.B. 2540 seeks to provide a tribute to Texas Ranger Glenn Elliot in the form of a memorial highway designation.
H.B. 2540 amends current law relating to the designation of Spur 63 in Gregg County as the Texas Ranger Glenn Elliott Memorial Highway.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency.
SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS
SECTION 1. Amends Subchapter B, Chapter 225, Transportation Code, by adding Section 225.106, as follows:
Sec. 225.106. TEXAS RANGER GLENN ELLIOTT MEMORIAL HIGHWAY. (a) Provides that Spur 63 in Gregg County between its intersection with U.S. Highway 80 and Spur 502 is designated as the Texas Ranger Glenn Elliott Memorial Highway.
(b) Requires the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), subject to Section 225.021(c), to:
(1) design and construct markers indicating the designation as the Texas Ranger Glenn Elliott Memorial Highway and any other appropriate information; and
(2) erect a marker at each end of the highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.
SECTION 2. Effective date: upon passage or September 1, 2015.