BILL ANALYSIS

Senate Research Center	H.B. 3045
	By: Bonnen (Middleton)
	Transportation
	5/11/2023
	Engrossed

AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT

H.B. 3045 seeks to honor and recognize the life and service of Ken Clark by designating the portion of Farm-to-Market Road 517 in Brazoria and Galveston Counties between its intersection with State Highway 35 and its intersection with Interstate Highway 45 in Galveston County as the Ken Clark Memorial Bridge.

H.B. 3045 amends current law relating to the designation of a portion of Farm-to-Market Road 517 in Brazoria and Galveston Counties as the Ken Clark 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 225.217, as follows:

Sec. 225.217. KEN CLARK MEMORIAL HIGHWAY. (a) Provides that the portion of Farm-to-Market Road 517 in Brazoria and Galveston Counties between its intersection with State Highway 35 and its intersection with Interstate Highway 45 is designated as the Ken Clark Memorial Highway. Provides that the designation is in addition to any other designation.

(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 Ken Clark 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, 2023.