BILL ANALYSIS Senate Research Center S.B. 1540 81R6156 JTS-D By: Carona Administration 4/2/2009 As Filed AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT The Texas Legislative Council is required by law to carry out a complete nonsubstantive revision of the Texas statutes. The process involves reclassifying and rearranging the statutes in a more logical order; employing a numbering system and format that will accommodate future expansion of the law; eliminating repealed, invalid, duplicative, and other ineffective provisions; and improving the draftsmanship of law if practicable. These efforts are carried out in order to make the statutes more accessible, understandable, and usable without altering the sense, meaning, or effect of the law. As proposed, S.B. 1540 makes nonsubstantive revisions to certain laws concerning railroads, including conforming amendments. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS ARTICLE 1. GENERAL MATTERS (Page 1 of this bill.) ARTICLE 2. TRANSFER OF PROVISIONS FROM TITLE 112, REVISED STATUTES, TO TRANSPORTATION CODE (Pages 2-107 of this bill.) ARTICLE 3. TRANSFER OF PROVISIONS FROM TITLE 112, REVISED STATUTES, TO NATURAL RESOURCES CODE (Pages 107-117 of this bill.) ARTICLE 4. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS (Pages 117-124 of this bill.) ARTICLE 5. REPEALER (Pages 124-125 of this bill.) ARTICLE 6. LEGISLATIVE INTENT; EFFECTIVE DATE (Page 125 of this bill.) SECTION 6.01. LEGISLATIVE INTENT OF NO SUBSTANTIVE CHANGE. SECTION 6.02. EFFECTIVE DATE. Effective date: April 1, 2011.
BILL ANALYSIS
Senate Research Center S.B. 1540
81R6156 JTS-D By: Carona
Administration
4/2/2009
As Filed
AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT
The Texas Legislative Council is required by law to carry out a complete nonsubstantive revision of the Texas statutes. The process involves reclassifying and rearranging the statutes in a more logical order; employing a numbering system and format that will accommodate future expansion of the law; eliminating repealed, invalid, duplicative, and other ineffective provisions; and improving the draftsmanship of law if practicable. These efforts are carried out in order to make the statutes more accessible, understandable, and usable without altering the sense, meaning, or effect of the law.
As proposed, S.B. 1540 makes nonsubstantive revisions to certain laws concerning railroads, including conforming amendments.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency.
SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS
ARTICLE 1. GENERAL MATTERS
(Page 1 of this bill.)
ARTICLE 2. TRANSFER OF PROVISIONS FROM TITLE 112, REVISED
STATUTES, TO TRANSPORTATION CODE
(Pages 2-107 of this bill.)
ARTICLE 3. TRANSFER OF PROVISIONS FROM TITLE 112, REVISED
STATUTES, TO NATURAL RESOURCES CODE
(Pages 107-117 of this bill.)
ARTICLE 4. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS
(Pages 117-124 of this bill.)
ARTICLE 5. REPEALER
(Pages 124-125 of this bill.)
ARTICLE 6. LEGISLATIVE INTENT; EFFECTIVE DATE
(Page 125 of this bill.)
SECTION 6.01. LEGISLATIVE INTENT OF NO SUBSTANTIVE CHANGE.
SECTION 6.02. EFFECTIVE DATE. Effective date: April 1, 2011.