By: Guillen H.B. No. 5342
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the designation of a Texas Department of Transportation
building in Starr County as the Eduardo "Eddie" Gracia, Jr., P.E.
Area Engineer and Maintenance Facility.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter Y, Chapter 201, Transportation Code,
is amended by adding Section 201.2004 to read as follows:
Sec. 201.2004. EDUARDO "EDDIE" GRACIA, JR., P.E. AREA
ENGINEER AND MAINTENANCE FACILITY. (a) The building in which, on
June 1, 2023, is located the office of the area engineer for Starr
County is designated as the Eduardo "Eddie" Gracia, Jr., P.E. Area
Engineer and Maintenance Facility.
(b) Subject to Subsection (a), the department shall:
(1) design and construct markers on the site
indicating the designation as the Eduardo "Eddie" Gracia, Jr., P.E.
Area Engineer and Maintenance Facility and any other appropriate
information; and
(2) erect a marker at appropriate intermediate sites
along the highway.
(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (b), the department is not
required to design, construct, or erect a marker under this section
unless a grant or donation of private funds is made to the
department to cover the cost of the design, construction, and
erection of the marker.
(d) Money received under Subsection (c) shall be deposited
to the credit of the state highway fund.
SECTION 2. 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, 2023.