87R2210 DRS-D
By: Kacal H.B. No. 1497
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 171 in
Limestone County as the Dr. Joe F. (Ric) Bennett Jr., DVM, Memorial
Highway.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 225, Transportation Code,
is amended by adding Section 225.190 to read as follows:
Sec. 225.190. DR. JOE F. (RIC) BENNETT JR., DVM, MEMORIAL
HIGHWAY. (a) The portion of State Highway 171 in Limestone County
between the northern municipal limits of Mexia and its intersection
with westbound Farm-to-Market Road 73 within the municipal limits
of Coolidge is designated as the Dr. Joe F. (Ric) Bennett Jr., DVM,
Memorial Highway.
(b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall:
(1) design and construct markers indicating the
designation as the Dr. Joe F. (Ric) Bennett Jr., DVM, 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. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.