BILL ANALYSIS Senate Research Center H.B. 2678 87R8624 SRA-D By: Bonnen (Taylor) Transportation 4/15/2021 Engrossed AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT There have been calls to honor Galveston County native Sergeant Andrew Creighton for his service to the country by designating a portion of State Highway 3 in the municipal limits of Dickinson, Texas, as the Sergeant Andrew James Creighton Memorial Highway. H.B. 2678 seeks to provide this memorial designation. H.B. 2678 amends current law relating to the designation of the portion of State Highway 3 in Dickinson as the Sergeant Andrew James Creighton Memorial Highway. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. Amends Subchapter B, Chapter 225, Transportation Code, by adding Section 225.190, as follows: Sec. 225.190. SERGEANT ANDREW JAMES CREIGHTON MEMORIAL HIGHWAY. (a) Provides that the portion of State Highway 3 in the municipal limits of Dickinson is designated as the Sergeant Andrew James Creighton Memorial Highway. (b) Requires the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), subject to Section 225.021(c) (relating to prohibiting TxDOT from designing, constructing, or erecting a marker unless a grant or donation of funds is made to cover the cost), to: (1) design and construct markers indicating the designation as the Sergeant Andrew James Creighton 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. Effective date: September 1, 2021.
BILL ANALYSIS
Senate Research Center H.B. 2678
87R8624 SRA-D By: Bonnen (Taylor)
Transportation
4/15/2021
Engrossed
Senate Research Center
H.B. 2678
87R8624 SRA-D
By: Bonnen (Taylor)
Transportation
4/15/2021
Engrossed
AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT
There have been calls to honor Galveston County native Sergeant Andrew Creighton for his service to the country by designating a portion of State Highway 3 in the municipal limits of Dickinson, Texas, as the Sergeant Andrew James Creighton Memorial Highway.
H.B. 2678 seeks to provide this memorial designation.
H.B. 2678 amends current law relating to the designation of the portion of State Highway 3 in Dickinson as the Sergeant Andrew James Creighton Memorial Highway.
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY
This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency.
SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS
SECTION 1. Amends Subchapter B, Chapter 225, Transportation Code, by adding Section 225.190, as follows:
Sec. 225.190. SERGEANT ANDREW JAMES CREIGHTON MEMORIAL HIGHWAY. (a) Provides that the portion of State Highway 3 in the municipal limits of Dickinson is designated as the Sergeant Andrew James Creighton Memorial Highway.
(b) Requires the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), subject to Section 225.021(c) (relating to prohibiting TxDOT from designing, constructing, or erecting a marker unless a grant or donation of funds is made to cover the cost), to:
(1) design and construct markers indicating the designation as the Sergeant Andrew James Creighton 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. Effective date: September 1, 2021.