BILL ANALYSIS C.S.H.B. 2775 By: Landgraf Transportation Committee Report (Substituted) BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE In 2021, the 87th Texas Legislature passed S.B. 1474, establishing the I-27 Advisory Committee to provide the Texas Department of Transportation with information on local interests and concerns on the Ports-to-Plains Corridor. Currently, there are representatives from 10 counties and seven municipalities along the corridor sitting on the committee. However, Ector County and the City of Odessa were not originally included, despite the fact that the I-27 project directly impacts both Ector County and the City of Odessa. The bill author has informed the committee that local officials from both the county and city have expressed interest in having a seat on the committee. C.S.H.B. 2775 seeks to address this issue by adding representatives from both Ector County and the City of Odessa to the committee's membership. CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision. 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 C.S.H.B. 2775 amends the Transportation Code to increase the membership of the I-27 Advisory Committee from 23 to 25 by adding the following members: one member who is the county judge of Ector County or an elected county official or the administrator of the county road department designated by the county judge of Ector County; and one member who is the mayor of Odessa or the city manager or an assistant city manager designated by the mayor of Odessa. EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2025. COMPARISON OF INTRODUCED AND SUBSTITUTE C.S.H.B. 2775 differs from the introduced in minor or nonsubstantive ways by conforming to certain bill drafting conventions.
BILL ANALYSIS
# BILL ANALYSIS
C.S.H.B. 2775
By: Landgraf
Transportation
Committee Report (Substituted)
C.S.H.B. 2775
By: Landgraf
Transportation
Committee Report (Substituted)
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE In 2021, the 87th Texas Legislature passed S.B. 1474, establishing the I-27 Advisory Committee to provide the Texas Department of Transportation with information on local interests and concerns on the Ports-to-Plains Corridor. Currently, there are representatives from 10 counties and seven municipalities along the corridor sitting on the committee. However, Ector County and the City of Odessa were not originally included, despite the fact that the I-27 project directly impacts both Ector County and the City of Odessa. The bill author has informed the committee that local officials from both the county and city have expressed interest in having a seat on the committee. C.S.H.B. 2775 seeks to address this issue by adding representatives from both Ector County and the City of Odessa to the committee's membership.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.
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 C.S.H.B. 2775 amends the Transportation Code to increase the membership of the I-27 Advisory Committee from 23 to 25 by adding the following members: one member who is the county judge of Ector County or an elected county official or the administrator of the county road department designated by the county judge of Ector County; and one member who is the mayor of Odessa or the city manager or an assistant city manager designated by the mayor of Odessa.
EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2025.
COMPARISON OF INTRODUCED AND SUBSTITUTE C.S.H.B. 2775 differs from the introduced in minor or nonsubstantive ways by conforming to certain bill drafting conventions.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
In 2021, the 87th Texas Legislature passed S.B. 1474, establishing the I-27 Advisory Committee to provide the Texas Department of Transportation with information on local interests and concerns on the Ports-to-Plains Corridor. Currently, there are representatives from 10 counties and seven municipalities along the corridor sitting on the committee. However, Ector County and the City of Odessa were not originally included, despite the fact that the I-27 project directly impacts both Ector County and the City of Odessa. The bill author has informed the committee that local officials from both the county and city have expressed interest in having a seat on the committee. C.S.H.B. 2775 seeks to address this issue by adding representatives from both Ector County and the City of Odessa to the committee's membership.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT
It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly create a criminal offense, increase the punishment for an existing criminal offense or category of offenses, or change the eligibility of a person for community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision.
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
C.S.H.B. 2775 amends the Transportation Code to increase the membership of the I-27 Advisory Committee from 23 to 25 by adding the following members:
one member who is the county judge of Ector County or an elected county official or the administrator of the county road department designated by the county judge of Ector County; and
one member who is the mayor of Odessa or the city manager or an assistant city manager designated by the mayor of Odessa.
EFFECTIVE DATE
September 1, 2025.
COMPARISON OF INTRODUCED AND SUBSTITUTE
C.S.H.B. 2775 differs from the introduced in minor or nonsubstantive ways by conforming to certain bill drafting conventions.