By: Gallego (Senate Sponsor - Uresti) H.B. No. 4311 (In the Senate - Received from the House May 1, 2009; May 6, 2009, read first time and referred to Committee on Transportation and Homeland Security; May 22, 2009, reported favorably, as amended, by the following vote: Yeas 9, Nays 0; May 22, 2009, sent to printer.) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT NO. 1 By: Davis Amend H.B. No. 4311 by striking all below the enacting clause and substituting the following: SECTION 1. Chapter 201, Transportation Code, is amended by adding Subchapter Y to read as follows: SUBCHAPTER Y. DEPARTMENT BUILDING NAMES Sec. 201.2001. HONORABLE HILARY B. DORAN TRANSPORTATION BUILDING. The building in which, on June 1, 2009, is located the office of the area engineer for Val Verde County is designated as the Honorable Hilary B. Doran Transportation Building. SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 225, Transportation Code, is amended by adding Section 225.072 to read as follows: Sec. 225.072. LOOP 79 IN VAL VERDE COUNTY. (a) In recognition of the cooperation between the department and Val Verde County, the designation of Loop 79 in Val Verde County shall be made by the Commissioners Court of Val Verde County. (b) The department shall design and construct markers to be placed along Loop 79 in Val Verde County indicating the highway number, the designation of the loop, and any other appropriate information. (c) The department shall erect a marker at each end of the loop and at intermediate sites along the loop that the department determines are appropriate. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2009. A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the naming of certain Texas Department of Transportation property in Val Verde County. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Chapter 201, Transportation Code, is amended by adding Subchapter P to read as follows: SUBCHAPTER P. DEPARTMENT REGIONAL AND AREA OFFICES Sec. 201.1000. VAL VERDE COUNTY AREA OFFICE. The office of the area engineer located in Val Verde County is designated as the Honorable Hilary B. Doran Transportation Building. SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 225, Transportation Code, is amended by adding Section 225.071 to read as follows: Sec. 225.071. DESIGNATION OF HIGHWAY LOOP IN VAL VERDE COUNTY. (a) In recognition of the cooperation between the department and the County of Val Verde, the name of Loop ____ located in Val Verde County shall be designated by the Val Verde County Commissioners Court. (b) Upon the naming of Loop ____ by the Val Verde County Commissioners Court, the department shall design and construct markers to be placed along Loop ____ indicating the highway number, the name of the loop, and any other appropriate information. (c) The department shall erect a marker at each end of the loop and at intermediate sites along the loop that the department determines are appropriate. SECTION 3. Section 1 of this Act takes effect immediately if this Act receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, Section 1 of this Act takes effect September 1, 2009. Section 2 of this Act takes effect September 1, 2010. * * * * *