BILL ANALYSIS

Senate Research Center	H.B. 2678
87R8624 SRA-D	By: Bonnen (Taylor)
	Transportation
	4/15/2021
	Engrossed

AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT

There have been calls to honor Galveston County native Sergeant Andrew Creighton for his service to the country by designating a portion of State Highway 3 in the municipal limits of Dickinson, Texas, as the Sergeant Andrew James Creighton Memorial Highway.

H.B. 2678 seeks to provide this memorial designation.

H.B. 2678 amends current law relating to the designation of the portion of State Highway 3 in Dickinson as the Sergeant Andrew James Creighton 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 225.190, as follows:

Sec. 225.190. SERGEANT ANDREW JAMES CREIGHTON MEMORIAL HIGHWAY. (a) Provides that the portion of State Highway 3 in the municipal limits of Dickinson is designated as the Sergeant Andrew James Creighton 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 Sergeant Andrew James Creighton 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, 2021.