BILL ANALYSIS

Senate Research Center	H.B. 1305
88R2684 JAM-F	By: Hefner (Paxton)
	Transportation
	5/11/2023
	Engrossed

AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT

Interested parties contend that Mildred McMillan Garrett, a trailblazer for both women and African Americans in Rains County, deserves recognition for her service in the military and city government. H.B. 1305 seeks to memorialize the State Highway 19 bridge crossing Lake Fork Reservoir in Rains County as the Mildred McMillan Garrett Memorial Bridge.

H.B. 1305 amends current law relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 19 as the Mildred McMillan Garrett Memorial Bridge.

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 225.216, as follows:

Sec. 225.216. MILDRED MCMILLAN GARRETT MEMORIAL BRIDGE. (a) Provides that the State Highway 19 bridge crossing Lake Fork Reservoir in Rains County is designated as the Mildred McMillan Garrett Memorial Bridge.

(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 Mildred McMillan Garrett Memorial Bridge and any other appropriate information; and

(2) erect a marker at each end of the bridge.

SECTION 2. Effective date: September 1, 2023. �