BILL ANALYSIS H.B. 714 By: Kuempel County Affairs Committee Report (Unamended) BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Interested parties express concern that Department of Public Safety (DPS) weigh stations in many smaller counties are operated only a few hours each month. The parties support authorizing a county to jointly operate a weigh station to ensure that the state's highways are kept safe. H.B. 714 responds to this support by proposing new provisions relating to an agreement between a county and DPS for the joint operation of certain fixed-site facilities. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. ANALYSIS H.B. 714 amends the Transportation Code to authorize a county and the Department of Public Safety to enter into an agreement for the joint operation of a fixed-site facility located within the boundaries of the county. EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2013.
BILL ANALYSIS
# BILL ANALYSIS
H.B. 714
By: Kuempel
County Affairs
Committee Report (Unamended)
H.B. 714
By: Kuempel
County Affairs
Committee Report (Unamended)
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Interested parties express concern that Department of Public Safety (DPS) weigh stations in many smaller counties are operated only a few hours each month. The parties support authorizing a county to jointly operate a weigh station to ensure that the state's highways are kept safe. H.B. 714 responds to this support by proposing new provisions relating to an agreement between a county and DPS for the joint operation of certain fixed-site facilities.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
ANALYSIS H.B. 714 amends the Transportation Code to authorize a county and the Department of Public Safety to enter into an agreement for the joint operation of a fixed-site facility located within the boundaries of the county.
EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2013.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
Interested parties express concern that Department of Public Safety (DPS) weigh stations in many smaller counties are operated only a few hours each month. The parties support authorizing a county to jointly operate a weigh station to ensure that the state's highways are kept safe. H.B. 714 responds to this support by proposing new provisions relating to an agreement between a county and DPS for the joint operation of certain fixed-site facilities.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution.
ANALYSIS
H.B. 714 amends the Transportation Code to authorize a county and the Department of Public Safety to enter into an agreement for the joint operation of a fixed-site facility located within the boundaries of the county.
EFFECTIVE DATE
September 1, 2013.