S.B. No. 1997
AN ACT
relating to the designation of Farm-to-Market Road 1015 in Hidalgo
County as the Bill Summers International Boulevard.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. PURPOSE. The purpose of this Act is to recognize
Bill Summers for his unselfish sacrifices in developing a close
relationship between the Rio Grande Valley and the State of
Tamaulipas, United Mexican States.
SECTION 2. AMENDMENT. Subchapter B, Chapter 225,
Transportation Code, is amended by adding Section 225.077 to read
as follows:
Sec. 225.077. BILL SUMMERS INTERNATIONAL BOULEVARD.
(a) Farm-to-Market Road 1015 between U.S. Highway 83 and the
Progreso International Bridge is designated as the Bill Summers
International Boulevard.
(b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall
design and construct memorial markers indicating the highway
number, the designation as the Bill Summers International
Boulevard, and any other appropriate information.
(c) The department shall erect a marker at each end of the
boulevard and at appropriate intermediate sites along the
boulevard.
(d) The requirement that a recognized individual be
deceased under Section 225.001(c) does not apply to this section.
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.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1997 passed the Senate on
April 16, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1997 passed the House on
May 26, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 0, one
present not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
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Date
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Governor