BILL ANALYSIS

Senate Research Center	H.B. 2351
86R14002 AJZ-D	By: VanDeaver (Hughes)
	Transportation
	5/6/2019
	Engrossed

AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT

There have been calls to honor the life and career of Nick S. Lingo. H.B. 2351 seeks to provide this recognition by designating a portion of Farm-to-Market Road 196 as the Nick S. Lingo Memorial Highway.  

H.B. 2351 amends current law relating to the designation of a portion of Farm-to-Market Road 196 in Lamar County as the Nick S. Lingo 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 225.152, as follows:

Sec. 225.152. NICK S. LINGO MEMORIAL HIGHWAY. (a) Provides that the portion of Farm-to-Market Road 196 in Lamar County between its intersection with Farm‑to‑Market Road 195 and its intersection with Farm-to-Market Road 1502 is designated as the Nick S. Lingo Memorial Highway.

(b) Requires the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), subject to Section 225.021(c) (relating to prohibiting TxDOT from designing, constructing, or erecting a marker unless a grant or donation of funds is made to cover the cost), to

(1) design and construct markers indicating the designation as the Nick S. Lingo 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: September 1, 2019. �