AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT

 

There is a desire to extend the portion of U.S. Highway 290 in Harris County designated as the Ronald Reagan Memorial Highway, which currently consists of U.S. Highway 290 between the Harris County boundary with Waller County and Beltway 8. H.B. 3236 seeks to accomplish this goal.

 

H.B. 3236 amends the Transportation Code to change the part of U.S. Highway 290 in Harris County that is designated as the Ronald Reagan Memorial Highway from the part between the Harris County boundary with Waller County and Beltway 8 to the part between the Harris County boundary with Waller County and Interstate Highway 610.

 

H.B. 3236 amends current law relating to the extension of the portion of U.S. Highway 290 in Harris County designated as the Ronald Reagan 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 Section 225.0591(a), Transportation Code, to provide that the part of U.S. Highway 290 in Harris County between the Harris County boundary with Waller County and Interstate Highway 610, rather than with Waller County and Beltway 8, is designated as the Ronald Reagan Memorial Highway.

 

SECTION 2. Effective date: September 1, 2015.